A DETECTOR dog helped Revenue officer seize more than 7million smuggled cigarettes at Dublin Port on Halloween.
Officers, with the assistance of canine Kelly and a mobile x-ray scanner, uncovered the haul of 7.2million cigarettes yesterday on freight that had arrived from Rotterham.
The seized cigarettes, branded ‘Excellence’ and ‘Gold Classic’, have a retail value of more than €4million.
Some of the cigarettes seized (Image: Revenue)That represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €3.2million.
Revenue says investigations are ongoing.
Anyone with information about smuggling or the sale of illegal tobacco products can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295295.
