Revenue seizes wine worth €11,000 in Dublin Port

Yesterday (08/02/2017), Revenue officers at Dublin Port seized 786 litres of wine when, as a result of routine profiling, they stopped and searched a Transit van, which had arrived from France via Holyhead.

The smuggled red and white wines have a retail value of around €11,000 and represent an estimated potential loss to the Exchequer of €5,400.

Investigations are on-going.

This seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the illegal importation, supply and sale of alcohol in the shadow economy. The majority of people pay the right amount of tax and duty. If you know someone is evading tax or involved in smuggling, report it. Contact Revenue’s Confidential Freephone 1800 295 295.

[Ends:09/02/2017]