Gardai send cigs to test for asbestos

The gardaí are now in the process of having the cigarettes tested after analysis on batches of the cigarettes seized previously in Britain found them to contain industrial chemicals and asbestos.

The Jin Ling brand is the first in the world to be created exclusively for the black market and are said to be twice as strong as a normal cigarette.

He said the cigarettes originate from Russia and parts of Vietnam and added that while he understood the lure of cheap cigarettes for those who are compelled to smoke, he urged consumers not to risk their health by purchasing these dangerous products.

He said the symtoms of lung disease and cancer caused by inhaling cigarettes containing asbestos could take up to ten to fifteen years to show up and said by then ‘the damage is done’.