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12/03/2008
Cigarettes Seized In Laois
Revenue Commissioners have seized between eight and nine million contraband cigarettes in Co. Laois.
It is understood that the cigarettes, which were valued at €3 million, were found in a container, which was wrongly delivered to an address in Durrow.
It is believed that the container came from Spain and passed through Dublin Port.
An investigation has been launched.
(KMcA)
It is understood that the cigarettes, which were valued at €3 million, were found in a container, which was wrongly delivered to an address in Durrow.
It is believed that the container came from Spain and passed through Dublin Port.
An investigation has been launched.
(KMcA)
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