Officers from the Local Policing Team 3 seized a quantity of illegal tobacco with an estimated street value of £165,000.
Inspector Hewitt said: “On Monday 15th September, police conducted a search of a vehicle in the area of Derry/Londonderry. Officers, along with colleagues from HMRC, during the search of the vehicle and seized a quantity of illegal contraband cigarettes and rolling tobacco.
"Be under no illusion there is no such thing as a victimless crime. If you purchase illegal products, you are depriving local traders of the chance to earn an honest living. The only person profiting from this type of crime is the persons selling the goods.
"Police along with our partner agency colleagues will continue to disrupt those who are intent on trading in illicit goods.
“If you have any information about criminality please contact police on the non-emergency number 101or ‘999’ in an emergency, or submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ . You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/ .”