{"id":166335,"date":"2025-06-08T00:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T00:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166335\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T00:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T00:50:13","slug":"officials-probe-46k-revenue-evasion-as-lorry-load-of-booze-seized-in-ni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166335\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials probe \u00a346k revenue evasion as lorry load of booze seized in NI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A trailer was discovered containing a large quantity of alcohol, which was seized. Photo: PSNI\/Facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/f2e1346b-e40c-439c-8cad-8750e7e4ad75.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">A trailer was discovered containing a large quantity of alcohol, which was seized. Photo: PSNI\/Facebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A lorry-load of alcohol has been seized by revenue officials in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It followed reports of a vehicle acting suspiciously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Roads Policing interceptors from Enniskillen and Omagh assisted in the multi-agency operation after the lorry-tractor unit failed to stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police said the vehicle was being driven in a dangerous manner before crossing into the Irish Republic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Officers then attended an operating centre linked to the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Whilst on site, a trailer was discovered containing a large quantity of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">HM Revenue and Customs was contacted and the trailer was seized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A total of \u00a346,473 of revenue was being evaded, police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A trailer was discovered containing a large quantity of alcohol, which was seized. 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