REVENUE seized 58,000 cigarettes and 1.45kg of pipe tobacco during a search of a cargo vessel, registered in Panama, which had arrived into Belview Port yesterday evening.
The tobacco products, including brands such as ‘L&M’, ‘ASOS’ and ‘NAKHLA’, have an estimated retail value of over €35,100 representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €27,700. The vessel arrived in Waterford from Ceuta, Spain.
A Syrian male in his 30s was questioned in relation to the seizure.