£200,000 of vodka seized

Customs officers have seized vodka worth £200,000 after searching a truck at Rosslare Harbour, Co Wexford

Customs officers have seized vodka worth £200,000 after searching a truck at Rosslare Harbour, Co Wexford. The truck disembarked from the Cherbourg ferry on Thursday night, carrying a consignment marked as apples. Officers found 20 pallets with more than 13,000 bottles of vodka. The truck driver was released after questioning, and a file is to be prepared for the Director of Prosecutions.

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