Some of the consignment seized at Rosslare Europort (Pic; Revenue).
By Dan Walsh
53,300 litres of alcohol including cans of Carlsberg Special Brew, Stella Artois, and Tyskie brands were among the 53,300 litres of alcohol with a market value of €220,000 seized by revenue officers over the May Bank Holiday weekend.
The seizures were executed in four separate operations at Rosslare Europort between Thursday and Bank Holiday Monday.
On Thursday, revenue officers seized approximately 25,392 litres of Oranjeboom, Carlsberg Special Brew, Tyskie, and San Miguel with a retail value of approximately €101,250, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €47,500.
The consignment arrived in an accompanied trailer that had disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France. The trailer carrying the alcohol products was also seized.
The following day officers seized approximately 26,092 litres of Oranjeboom, Zywiec, Stella Artois, and Zubr with a retail value of over €104,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €48,700.
This consignment arrived in an unaccompanied trailer that had disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France. Again, the trailer carrying the alcohol products was also seized.
On Friday 1,066 litres of wine with a retail value of approximately €13,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €7,000, was seized. This consignment arrived in an unaccompanied trailer that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France.
Finally, on May Day Monday, officers seized approximately 778 litres of beer (Kamenitza, Wymehco and Paropka) with a retail value of over €3,100, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €1,500. These beverages were discovered in an accompanied trailer that had arrived from Dunkirk, France.
Investigations into all four seizures are ongoing. These seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity. If businesses, or members of the public have any information regarding such activities, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295.
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