Revenue seize alcohol worth over €220,000 at Rosslare Europort

Over the course of the last week , Revenue officers seized over 53,300 litres of alcohol, with a combined retail value of approximately €220,0000, at Rosslare Europort. All seizures were made as a result of routine profiling.

On Thursday (27/04/2023), Revenue officers seized approximately 25,392 litres of beer with a retail value of approximately €101,250, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €47,500. On Friday (28/04/2023), Revenue officers also seized approximately 26,092 litres of beer with a retail value of over €104,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €48,700. These consignments arrived in unaccompanied trailers that had disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France. The trailers carrying the alcohol products were also seized.

Separately on Friday (28/04/2023), Revenue officers seized 1,066 litres of wine with a retail value of approximately €13,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €7,000. This consignment arrived in an unaccompanied trailer that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France.

Finally, on Monday (01/05/2023), Revenue officers seized approximately 778 litres of beer 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.