Contraband seizure sets EU record

摘要

The largest seizure of contraband cigarettes in the history of the EU took place when the German-owned general cargo vessel Anne Swan (1996/2,528gt) was discovered to contain a cargo of illegal cigarettes worth €50 million at Greenore, Co Louth on 27 October. The 80m Anne Scan departed the Philippines on 15 September with a cargo of animal feed, and 120 million contraband cigarettes hidden in 1,500 bags, each weighing a ton. The record haul was conducted by 150 officers from a multi-agency taskforce.