Fancy a drink? People want to know where 10,000 litres of vodka and whiskey seized in Rosslare is going to be “disposed of” – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Fancy a drink? People want to know where 10,000 litres of vodka and whiskey seized in Rosslare is going to be “disposed of”




Tax officials seized nearly 10,000 litres of vodka and whiskey at Rosslare Port on Friday.

During routine operations, alcohol was discovered in an unaccompanied trailer that had arrived on a ferry from Cherbourg in France.

The bootleg alcohol is believed to be worth over €300,000, representing a potential loss to the chessboard of over €230,000.

Separately on Thursday, as part of an intelligence-led operation, tax officers seized nearly 400 liters of spirits, beer and wine when a premises was raided under a warrant in Roscommon.

The alcohol, with an estimated retail value of more than €2,400, represents a potential loss to the chessboard of more than €1,420.

A man and a woman, both in their thirties, were questioned.

Investigations into these abductions are ongoing.

These seizures are part of ongoing revenue operations targeting the black economy and smuggling. If businesses or members of the public have information related to smuggling,

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