Customs officers have arrested a man after they seized illegal tobacco products worth €30,000 at Dublin airport.
They arrested a Danish man (40), who had arrived off a flight from Baghdad, Iraq.
He is being held on charges relating to smuggling in almost 21,000
cigarettes (20,400) and nearly 58 kilos (57.50kgs) of tobacco,
representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €23,000.
Four different brands of cigarettes were found in his bags. The
Marlboro, Gauloises, Aspen and Kent brand cigarettes were packed
alongside an amount of perfumed tobacco.
The man was remanded in custody after a brief court appearance before
Judge Michael Walsh yesterday - he's due before a judge at the Criminal
Courts of Justice again tomorrow.
This is the thirteenth arrest at Dublin Airport this year in relation to cigarette and tobacco smuggling offences.
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