No arrests yet after cigarettes seizure in Athenry

Published 10th May 2013, 01:00 BST

An investigation is continuing into a massive seizure of illegal cigarettes in Athenry yesterday. (9/5)

Officers from Revenue's Customs Service seized 2 million Benson and Hedges cigarettes at a commercial premises in Athenry.

The cigarettes, which originated in Belgium and came through Dublin Port, had a retail value of almost one million euro.

A separate Customs operation in Louth resulted in the seizure of more cigarettes, tobacco and a small quantity of counterfeit vodka.

No arrests have been made yet.

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