Ireland

Cider worth €31,000 seized following the search of NI registered truck

The smuggled alcohol had a potential loss to the Exchequer of €12,500
The smuggled alcohol had a potential loss to the Exchequer of €12,500 The smuggled alcohol had a potential loss to the Exchequer of €12,500

CIDER with an estimated retail value of €31,000 has been seized in Co Wexford following the search of a Northern Ireland registered truck.

Irish Revenue officers seized nearly 7,100 litres at Rosslare Europort on Friday.

The truck had disembarked a ferry from Fishguard, Wales when it was searched.

A Revenue spokesman said: "The smuggled alcohol had an estimated retail value of almost €31,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €12,500.

"Investigations are ongoing.

"These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the supply and sale of illicit alcohol products in the shadow economy."