PARIS: The cigarettes were seized on Sunday, March 1, when as a result of routine profiling customs officers searched an Irish registered car. A total of 24,400 cigarettes with a retail value of €12,200 were found concealed in the roof of the car which had disembarked a ferry from France.
A 31 year old Irish resident was interviewed and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding the smuggling or sale of illegal cigarettes or tobacco, they can contact Revenue in confidence on free phone number 1800 295 295.
The cigarettes seized represent a potential loss to the Exchequer of €9,610 assuming that they would have displaced the equivalent full tax paid quantity of cigarettes.
