Revenue Officers Seize Cigarettes In Rosslare Europort

Revenue Officers in Rosslare Europort have seized 145,980 cigarettes. The cigarettes, branded L&M Blue Label, Marlboro, and Parliament, have a retail value of over €131,710 representing a potential loss to the exchequer of more than €104,120. The cigarettes were discovered when, as a result of routine profiling, an accompanied freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from France was stopped and searched. The truck and trailer were also seized. A man in his 60s was questioned and investigations are ongoing.