A farm in the Boherbue area of Co. Cork is the subject of investigation by Gardaí as diesel was stolen from the premises in recent days.
Gardaí confirmed to Agriland they are investigating an incident of a theft from farmland in Boherbue, west Cork in the early hours of Thursday, April 4.
The Kilcummin Community Alert social media page stated: “The vehicle involved in this theft has been seized by Gardaí, but culprits have not been located at this time.”
The post added that the theft was in the “Boherbue/Kiskeam area”.
They added that those who noticed anything suspicious in the area are being asked to contact Macroom Garda Station on 026 20590.
Diesel
Approximately 40,500L of marked mineral oil, also referred to as green diesel has been seized by Revenue from a haulage yard in Co. Tipperary last week.
The green diesel represents a potential loss to the exchequer of approximately €34,800, and a man in his 30s has been questioned.
Separately last week and also as a result of risk profiling, Revenue officers seized approximately 24,875L of beer with an estimated value of over €99,000 at Rosslare Europort.
The illicit beer seized included multiple brands, such as Budweiser’, ‘Carlsberg’, and ‘San Miguel’, and represents a potential loss to the exchequer of more than €46,400.
Revenue seize
The consignment was discovered during the search of an accompanied trailer which had disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France.
Both the trailer and alcohol have been seized and the driver of the load has been questioned.
Investigations into this incident and the seized marked mineral oil are ongoing as part of Revenue’s continued operations targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity.
If businesses, or members of the public have any information regarding smuggling, they have been asked to contact the Revenue confidential helpline.