Garda operation in north Dublin results in seizure of homemade alcohol

Eva Osborne

An Garda Síochána alongside officers attached to the Revenue Commissioners and Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) conducted a multi-agency operation at a location in north Co Dublin on Sunday.

Throughout the course of this operation, over 79,200 cigarettes and 1.25kg tobacco along with 667 litres of alcohol, including homemade alcohol, were seized by the Revenue Commissioners.

115 litres of the seized alcohol is believed to be homemade and was detained by Revenue officers for further investigation.

The overall alcohol seized has a value of over €4,000 with a potential loss to the exchequer of €2,450.

A checkpoint was also conducted on the R122, in which customs officers and of the DMR North Divisional Roads Policing Unit made a number of detections, including the seizure of a vehicle and the arrest of an individual for drink driving offences.

Gardaí attached to Balbriggan Garda Station arrested a male for suspected money laundering offences.

The man, aged in his 50s, has since been released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.