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30m smuggled cigarettes recovered | 30m smuggled cigarettes recovered |
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About 1.5m packets of contraband cigarettes have been seized in Counties Louth and Meath by Customs and gardaÃ. | |
The international operation involved the PSNI and British customs authorities, as well as French police. | The international operation involved the PSNI and British customs authorities, as well as French police. |
Four containers containing the cigarettes arrived in Dublin from Singapore on Wednesday, having come en route from France. | Four containers containing the cigarettes arrived in Dublin from Singapore on Wednesday, having come en route from France. |
Officers swooped on three premises in Meath and Louth on Thursday night, and seized the cigarettes worth 11m euros. | Officers swooped on three premises in Meath and Louth on Thursday night, and seized the cigarettes worth 11m euros. |
Customs sources said the cigarettes were driven in freight containers to various locations on four trucks, and across the border into Northern Ireland, by a gang seeking to check if they were under surveillance before delivering the contraband. | Customs sources said the cigarettes were driven in freight containers to various locations on four trucks, and across the border into Northern Ireland, by a gang seeking to check if they were under surveillance before delivering the contraband. |
Several people are being questioned after arrests at four locations in the Republic of Ireland. | Several people are being questioned after arrests at four locations in the Republic of Ireland. |
It is thought the cigarettes were destined for both the Irish and UK black markets. | It is thought the cigarettes were destined for both the Irish and UK black markets. |
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