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Roisin Cullen

Revenue seize over 81,000 cigarettes smuggled through Dublin Airport as 'air beds'

Revenue seized over 81,000 illegal cigarettes that were smuggled through Dublin Airport in packages labelled 'air beds' yesterday

The cigarettes were branded ‘Marlboro Gold’ and ‘L&M’ and had an estimated retail value of €64,000. They represented a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €50,000.

The gaspers were hidden in two air cargo consignments that had arrived at Dublin Airport from Germany. The haul was subsequently seized from a vehicle in North County Dublin. A man in his 30s has been questioned in relation to the find.

Read more: Revenue seize 2.5 million cigarettes labelled as potato chips in Co Meath

Elsewhere, officers at Rosslare Europort seized approximately 23,600 litres of beer as a result of routine profiling last Friday. The beer was found in an unaccompanied trailer that had arrived on a ferry from Dunkirk, France.

The smuggled alcohol had an estimated retail value of more than €94,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €44,000. Investigations into both seizures are ongoing.

A revenue spokeswoman said: "These seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and smuggling. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295."

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