Revenue seize €100,000 worth of beer from Rosslare Europort
Revenue officers seized nearly €100,000 worth of beer at Rosslare Europort in Wexford last month.
On February 25, the officers stopped a trailer that had arrived on a ferry from Dunkirk in France.
They discovered approximately 24,500 litres of beer inside, which had an estimated retail value of over €97,000.
Revenue officers seized nearly €100,000 worth of beer at Rosslare Europort. Pic: Getty Images
The latest seizure was part of ongoing operations targeting smuggling and tax evasion.
It represented a potential loss of over €45,700 in unpaid duties and taxes.
Found among the seized beer were well-known brands such as Desperados, Carlsberg, Budweiser, Stella Artois, San Miguel and Karpackie.
There has been no suggestion that the producers had any awareness of the beer being shipped to Ireland. Pic: Vizbara/Shutterstock
However, there has been no suggestion that the producers had any awareness of the beer being shipped to Ireland.
According to Revenue, the beer was detected during routine operations, which are aimed at identifying alcohol products that could be pushed onto the market without any tax payments.
Investigations remain ongoing after the beer and the trailer it was transported in were all seized.
Revenue is conducting ongoing operations targeting smuggling and tax evasion. Pic: Getty Images
Revenue is conducting wider enforcement to target smuggling and activity in the shadow economy.
During the week of February 16, other operations uncovered a range of contraband worth over €135,000, including drugs, tobacco, alcohol and counterfeit goods.
Revenue confirmed that these seizures took place during intelligence-led and risk-profiling operations in Dublin, Kilkenny, the midlands and Rosslare Europort.
The seizure took place at Rosslare Europort. Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire
The week-long operation caught items such as 4.7kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of over €94,000 and 2kg of cannabis resin valued at more than €14,000.
Officers went on to seize 1,698 assorted tablets with an estimated value of over €4,000, as well as other illicit drugs worth more than €6,000.
Many of these drug detections came from parcels identified through risk profiling, according to Revenue.
They originated from the likes of Canada, the USA, Thailand, Spain and France and were set to be delivered to addresses all over Ireland.
During the same week, tobacco products worth €9,345 were also seized. These represented a potential tax loss of more than €7,000, along with over 84 litres of alcohol valued at €1,485.
Over €7,000 worth of 23 counterfeit items were also confiscated after rights holders confirmed that they had breached intellectual property protections.
They were linked to brands such as Canada Goose, Chanel, Dior, Timberland and Ugg.
Revenue has urged businesses or members of the public with information relating to smuggling to contact its confidential reporting line.
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