Customs officers and gardaí continue to have successes in tackling cigarette smugglers. Some six million Regal brand cigarettes were monitored as they arrived at Dublin Port from Barcelona in a container labelled “hair extensions”.  The container was collected and the driver was allowed to drive to Dundalk before Customs stopped the vehicle near the Co. Louth town on Monday.

A similar number of Souvenir brand cigarettes arrived in Dublin Airport from Vietnam last Saturday. This shipment was hidden in a consignment of furniture. A number of people were arrested. The total value of the two shipments is estimated at €4.8m.

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