Nearly half a million euro worth of smuggled cigarettes have been seized by Revenue officials after being hidden inside a large industrial boiler arriving on a ship from the Netherlands.
Workers in Dublin Port discovered the smokes on Thursday on a trailer that had arrived on a vessel from Rotterdam.
Customs used an x-ray scanner and detector dog Kelly to make the find.
More than 423,000 cigarettes branded NZ and Minsk were taken.
Revenue said the ciggies have an estimated retail value of €296,000, representing a potential loss to the exchequer of €231,859.
A Lithuanian man in his 40s was arrested and appeared before a sitting of Cloverhill District Court where he was remanded in custody to appear again on Tuesday.
A Revenue spokesperson said: "This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products."
A Mercedes Benz Actros tractor and trailer were also seized as part of the operation.
Investigations are ongoing, Revenue said.
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