Customs officers seize one million cigarettes

Customs officers have seized a million cigarettes at Dublin Port.

Customs officers have seized a million cigarettes at Dublin Port.

The haul, valued at around €300,000, comprised Superking, Regal and Silk Cut cigarettes.

They were found hidden in a truck full of hollowed out wooden doors which were consigned from Spain.

A man with an address in Co Westmeath was arrested. He has since been released after questioning. A file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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