Illegal cigarettes seized in Fermanagh

Five men, all aged between 28 and 67, were arrested in connection with the haul uncovered last week.

More than three million illicit cigarettes, worth an estimated £1.3m in lost duty and taxes, have been seized in Co Fermanagh.

Five men, all aged between 28 and 67, were arrested in connection with the haul uncovered last week.

Officers from HM Revenue & Customs and the PSNI intercepted the cigarettes, which were being transported in a container declared as tinned peas from Holland to Dublin Port, before being transferred by lorry to Enniskillen.

As well as the illicit tobacco, approximately €3,500 in cash was seized in the operation which also involved the Irish Revenue Commissioners and Dutch authorities.

The five men arrested have since been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.