Almost €60k of illicit red wine was seized in Ireland

Published 2024년 4월 8일

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In a significant operation at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford, Ireland, Tax and Customs officers seized around 4,860 litres of illegal wine, valued at approximately €59,200. The wine, branded as 'Doppio Passo Primitivo Rosso 2022', was discovered in a trailer that had arrived from Cherbourg, France, averting a potential loss of over €31,700 to the Exchequer. The vehicle's driver was interrogated in connection with the seizure. This event is a part of ongoing efforts to clamp down on the circulation of counterfeit and illegal alcohol throughout Europe, highlighting the issue with notable seizures in recent years, including 24,750 litres of counterfeit wine in Cork, Ireland, in 2021, and over 75,000 litres of illegal beer in Scotland.

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Illegal wine valued at around €60,000 has been seized at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford, Ireland. The delivery to the modern seaport in Ireland saw action taken following a result of risk profiling by Irish Tax and Customs, with revenue officers seizing some 4,860 litres of wine that has a value of around €59,200. The load of illegal red wine, which was branded ‘Doppio Passo Primitivo Rosso 2022’, was discovered during the search of an accompanied trailer which had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France, and represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €31,700. The driver of the load has been questioned, the Irish Tax and Customs said. The news follows a number of seizures of counterfeit goods in recent years. In 2021, a colossal 1.7m litres of counterfeit booze including wine, beer, vodka and other alcoholic beverages was seized by authorities in recent months as part of a crackdown on food and drink fraud across Europe. According to Europol, roughly 1.7m ...

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