Revenue detain illegal fuel in Louth
Revenue detect laundered fuel with the assistance of the State Laboratory in county Louth
Print9 May 2025
With support from the State Laboratory, Revenue’s Customs Service detected suspected laundered fuel for sale at two filling stations and a fuel distributor’s premises in Louth, as part of an intelligence-led operation.
The premises were searched under warrant and 55,000 litres of fuel was removed for further examination.
Investigations are ongoing.
The illicit trade in fuels is a serious threat to the Exchequer.
In addition to the monetary loss, both fuel smuggling and fuel laundering undermine the competitiveness of legitimate businesses, damage the environment, damage consumers’ vehicles, and help to sustain organised criminal networks.
These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting fuel laundering and shadow economy activity.
If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding illegal activity such as fuel laundering, they can report it by contacting Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.
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