18000 smuggled cigarettes seized at Dublin Airport
The cigarettes were found in the checked-in luggage of a 42-year-old man from Estonia.
They are worth around €9,700 with a potential loss to the Exchequer of €7,700.
The man was arrested and appeared before Dublin District Court on Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Miriam Walsh remanded him in custody to Cloverhill prison until next Friday.
Anyone with information on tax evasion or smuggling is asked to report it to Revenue on Freephone 1800 295 295.
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