Revenue has seized 8.3 million smuggled cigarettes worth over €4.5m in Dublin.

They were discovered on Wednesday as part of an intelligence-led operation.

Officers seized the cigarettes that arrived into Dublin Port aboard a vessel from Rotterdam.

They were identified in a shipping container said to contain 'car parts'.

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The cigarettes were 'cheap whites' branded 'RGD Magnum' and 'Mark 1' with a retail value of over €4.5m.

Revenue say this represents a loss to the exchequer of approximately €3.6m.

Investigations are on-going.