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'Eastenders' branded €7.7 million tobacco seizure sniffed out by detector dog at Dublin Port

Clever detector dog Waffle sniffed out a whopping €7.7 million worth of tobacco being illegally smuggled into Dublin Port.

Over 12.5 tonnes of "roll your own tobacco" was discovered by officers as a result of routine profiling.

The consignment of smuggled tobacco branded "The Turner Original", ‘EastEnders", "Henley" and "Flandria", originated in Bulgaria.

It represented a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €6.3 million.

A Revenue spokeswoman said: "Investigations are ongoing.

"This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products.

"If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on free phone number 1800 295 295."

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