Haul of 18,000 cigarettes seized at Dublin Airport

Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized 18,000 cigarettes on Tuesday.

The officers, assisted by detector dog Frankie, uncovered more than 18,000 contraband “NZ” cigarettes in the checked-in luggage of a 42-year-old Estonian man.

The smuggled cigarettes, with an estimated retail value in the region of €9,700, would have represented a loss to the exchequer of about €7,700.

The man was arrested and brought before Dublin District Court this afternoon, where Judge Miriam Walsh remanded him in custody to Cloverhill prison until next Friday.