Revenue discovered the haul of cigarettes as a result of routine profiling with assistance from detector dog, Obi.
Revenue officers at Dublin Airport stopped a British national disembarking a flight from Bodrum, Turkey, on Monday.
Upon searching the passenger's luggage, officers discovered 40,000 cigarettes with a retail value of €27,000.
The 'L&M Red' and 'Chesterfield' cigarettes seized by revenue represent a potential loss to the exchequer of €21,300.
Revenue seize cigarettes worth €27,000 at Dublin Airport: https://t.co/XTwxh34dU5 pic.twitter.com/mLbo7YE7EC
— Revenue (@RevenueIE) October 7, 2020
Revenue explains that this seizure was part of an operation targeting the shadow economy and sale and supply of illegal tobacco products.
Officials say that investigations are ongoing.
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