Over 137,000 smuggled cigarettes have been seized in raids this week at Dublin Airport and Ferry Port.

28,700 Marlboro Gold were discovered at Dublin Port on Sunday morning during a routine examination of a refrigerated truck arriving from Lithuania.

The driver, a Lithuanian man in his mid 30s, was questioned, and the truck was seized and later released after payment of a penalty.

On Sunday night, Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized over 108,000 smuggled cigarettes from 22 passengers arriving from Moldova.

Revenue says the seizures represent a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €60,000.