Over €1 million worth of bootleg cigarettes were found during a raid on a home in Co. Mayo on Saturday in an organised crime investigation.
Gardaí carried out a search under warrant of a residential property in Castlebar yesterday.
This search was part of ongoing investigations into organised criminal activity in the Mayo Division.
During the course of the search, Gardaí seized cigarettes with an estimated retail value of €1,100,000 along with €34,000 in cash.
The cigarettes seized will now be subject to further examination.
An Garda Síochána has said that investigations into this matter are ongoing.
