More than 2 million contraband cigarettes have been seized and 5 people have been arrested in a joint Northern and Irish customs operation.
Searches involving tobacco detection dogs in Louth and Dublin yielded over 300,000 cigarettes.
While searches in Down, Tyrone and Armagh resulted in the seizure of a tobacco processing plant - and TWO million cigarettes - along with 12 tonnes of tobacco and 50,000 pounds.
Customs officials say the investigation is continuing in both jurisdictions - and internationally.
