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31/08/2012
20,000 Litres Of Illegal Fuel Seized
One Irish man and another from Northern Ireland are being questioned after a a 40ft container, with 20,000 litres of laundered fuel was stopped in Dublin Port.
The load was being prepared to be exported, according to Customs officers.
The revenue said files were being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
(CD/GK)
The load was being prepared to be exported, according to Customs officers.
The revenue said files were being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
(CD/GK)
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