Customs officials find mobile fuel-laundering unit

Customs officials in Northern Ireland have said that a mobile fuel-laundering facility was recently intercepted near Banbridge…

Customs officials in Northern Ireland have said that a mobile fuel-laundering facility was recently intercepted near Banbridge, Co Down.

About 3,000 litres of laundered fuel was in a concealed tank built into the chassis of a lorry. A 55-year-old south Armagh man was detained following the seizure, but later released pending further investigations.

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