Customs officers have seized contraband cigarettes valued at €1.4 million in Rosslare port.
The 4.8 million "Palace"-brand cigarettes were found in a refrigerated truck trailer, hidden in a container behind packages of frozen chips.
The cigarettes originated in the Canaries, and the load was picked up in Malaga, Spain; they arrived in Rosslare by ferry from Cherbourg, France.
The consignment was due to be taken to an address in Ballinrobe, Co Mayo.
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Two Northern Ireland residents accompanying the load were released after questioning, a statement from Revenue said. It added that the seizure was as a result of "risk profiling".
