Cigarettes seized at Dublin airport

Over 90,000 cigarettes with an estimated street value of €37,000 were seized at Dublin airport yesterday.

Over 90,000 cigarettes with an estimated street value of €37,000 were seized at Dublin airport yesterday.

The cigarettes were seized from a number of passengers who arrived in the country on a flight from Vilnius, Lithuania.

Thirteen people were questioned in relation to the seizures and files are currently being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

So far this year 13 million cigarettes have been seized by customs officials at Dublin airport

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