At Dublin Port, almost 5.8 million cigarettes, valued at over €4.8 million, were confiscated by revenue officers. The unauthorized cigarettes, known as ‘Richmond Blue’, ‘Lambert & Butler Original Blue’, and ‘Lambert & Butler Original Silver’, arrived from Zeebrugge, Belgium, hidden inside a trailer. The potential financial damage to the Treasury posed by this haul is evaluated at over €3,823,000. The investigation is still ongoing. The confiscation took place on Tuesday as part of the Revenue’s continuous crackdown on the illicit cigarette and tobacco trade thriving in the under-the-table economy. Anyone from the public or businesses who possesses crucial information about smuggling can confidentially reach out to the Revenue on 1800 295 295.
