Major haul of 13 million cigarettes found by detector dog at Dublin Port
A major haul of 13 million contraband cigarettes has been found at Dublin Port by one of Revenue's detector dogs.Kobe the detector dog, along with a mobile x-ray scanner, made the find on Friday, January 2. The container they were located in arrived via Rotterdam and was listed as furniture.The illegal cigarettes are valued at around €12.3 million. Losses to the Exchequer come in at around €9.6 million.A Revenue spokesman said: "The seizure was made following routine risk profiling, with the assistance of Revenue’s mobile X-ray scanner and detector dog Kobe. The contraband was uncovered during an examination of a container that had arrived via Rotterdam, which had been manifested as furniture."The smuggled cigarettes, branded ‘Excellence’, have an estimated value of €12.3 million and represent a potential loss to the Exchequer of €9.6 million. Investigations are ongoing."This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity. If businesses, or members of the public have any information, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295."Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice .For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage .
