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Laura Lyne

Nearly 2 million illegal cigarettes sniffed out at Dublin Port thanks to detector dog Waffle

Over 1.9 million illegal cigarettes have been seized during a search at Dublin Port.

Revenue detector dog Waffle sniffed out the illegal stash which has a retail value of around €1.4 million and would have been a €1.1 million loss to the exchequer. They were marked with the "Manchester" brand and investigations are ongoing into the find.

It follows a massive garda raid yesterday evening which saw three men arrested. During the search there was €681k worth of drugs and multiple scramblers, scooters and boats seized.

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This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on free phone number 1800 295 295.

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