Almost 10 million smuggled cigarettes have been seized at Dublin Port.

The cigarettes are said to have a retail value of almost €4.5 million.

They were discovered by Revenue officers on a vessel that had arrived from Rotterdam. 

The 9.6 million smuggled cigarettes were found in a shipping container - which was said to contain "tyres" - and were uncovered using Revenue's mobile x-ray scanner.

According to Revenue, the cigarettes were 'cheap whites' branded 'Excellence'.