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Wednesday, 3rd April, 2019. Vol. 12, Issue 14 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Gardaí uncover €25m booze and cigs plant Tel: 042 9320888. Fax: 042 9329676. Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
By Paul Byrne
Louth TD Declan Breathnach has stated that he is optimistic that the authorities can track down the people behind the €25m illegal alcohol and cigarette plant which was discovered on Saturday. Following a joint intelligence led operation by the Cross Border Joint Action Task Force, Gardaí from Dundalk assisted by the Northern Regional Armed Support Unit and officers from the Department of Revenue carried out a search of a warehouse at Knockbridge, in the early hours of Saturday morning. As a result of the search Gardaí uncovered an alcohol bottling plant and a cigarette manufacturing facto-
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ry which had the capability of producing cigarettes and alcohol with an estimated loss of €25 million euro to the exchequer. No arrests were made during the search and investigations are ongoing. Fianna Fáil TD Declan Breathnach praised the excellent work of those who uncovered the huge operation. “From my point of view living in a border area, crime knows no boundaries. We need to build on the crossborder co-operation which exists between An Garda Siochána and the PSNI in tackling rural crime,” he stated. “The discovery this weekend of the huge quantity of counterfeit alcohol and Continued on Page 2
Multi-cultural football tournament this weekend
A unique multi-cultural football tournament involving Dundalk FC, Muirhevnamor FC, the House in Cox’s and the Dundalk Islamic Centre will take place this Sunday on the all-weather-pitches in Muirhevnamor. See Page 4.
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