CRIME A very Irish Robbery - armed raiders made off with 2,500 cases of gin and whiskey

Melodi

Melodi

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Gang of armed raiders made off with 2,500 cases of gin and whiskey in 40-foot trucks in daylight robbery
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Published 01/12/2014 | 17:26


A total of 2,580 six-bottle cases of Jameson Whiskey, six-bottle cases Bombay Sapphire Gin and six-bottle cases of Jack Daniels Whiskey were robbed
A total of 2,580 six-bottle cases of Jameson Whiskey, six-bottle cases Bombay Sapphire Gin and six-bottle cases of Jack Daniels Whiskey were robbed

A gang of at least five raiders used two 40-foot trucks to steal thousands of cases of labelled whiskey and gin from a Dublin warehouse.


A total of 2,580 six-bottle cases of Jameson Whiskey, six-bottle cases of Bombay Sapphire Gin and six-bottle cases of Jack Daniels Whiskey were robbed from the large warehouse in the Parkwest Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot, Dublin.

Gardai are investigating the burglary which took place on November 14 between 3pm and 4pm.

Two employees were working in the warehouse when two men entered the building armed with iron bars. They forced the employees to open the loading bay.

At least three more men arrived and the employees were tied up, Gardai said this evening.

The raiders used two 40-foot trucks to steal the substantial amount of alcohol.

Gardaí said they believe the stolen alcohol will be offered for sale in the run up to Christmas.

The trucks left Parkwest between 4pm and 4.30pm and travelled along Killeen Road up to the junction of Nangor Road where they went left towards the Long Mile Road, turned right on to the Naas Road and headed in the direction of the Red Cow roundabout.

It is not known whether the trucks travelled onto the M50 or continued out the N7 towards Naas.

The trucks are described as a red cab with a bank of spotlights along the top of the cab and a white sold 40’ tri-axle container and a white cab lorry with a 40’ tri-axle trailer which had a blue curtain.

Gardai have listed the stolen alcohol as:

1. 2,580 Cases of Jameson Whiskey, each case being made up of 6 x bottles (700ml). Each of the cases stolen has one of these three Batch numbers; L428112153, L428312172, L428016141, with each bottle having a corresponding batch number on the rear of the label.

2. Cases of Bombay Sapphire Gin, cases of 6 bottles (700ml). No batch number available.

3. Cases of Jack Daniels Whiskey, cases of 6 (700ml). No batch number available.

Investigating Gardai are appealing to members of the public who have already been offered cases or bottles of Jameson Whiskey, Jack Daniels Whiskey and or Bombay Sapphire Gin from people other than licensed suppliers of alcohol to come forward to gardai.

They are also appealing for people with information on the two tractor units and containers used during the burglary.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Incident Room at Ballyfermot Garda Station on 01 6667227 / 01 6667200 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800666111.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-new...foot-trucks-in-daylight-robbery-30788850.html
 
Blacknarwhal

Blacknarwhal

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The only appropriate soundtrack for such an article. Instrumental version, Dropkick Murphy's "I'm Shipping Up to Boston."

 
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Shacknasty Shagrat

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This crime will be hard to solve as I doubt that any of the whiskey or gin will be sold, the lads being thirsty after all the unloading.
There are, after all, five people reportedly involved and this number of bottles would probably not last 12 months if shared equally. .
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Melodi

Melodi

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I couldn't stop laughing when I saw the headline; it also says something about the effects that high alcohol taxes have on a nation; it tends to make home brewing into the national hobby and inspires robberies like this one. I noted this took place November 14th and the cops are just admitting it now?...hmmmm
 
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Marthanoir

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Melodi said:
I couldn't stop laughing when I saw the headline; it also says something about the effects that high alcohol taxes have on a nation; it tends to make home brewing into the national hobby and inspires robberies like this one. I noted this took place November 14th and the cops are just admitting it now?...hmmmm
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Yeah but this is from the same Gardai that when they found a beheaded man they said they were treating it as suspicious

No doubt they'll be stealing truck loads of bottled water soon enough too :lol: :lkick:
 
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tanstaafl

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Personally I thought the article was even FUNNIER for it's total lack of ANY humor whatsoever! Ya gotta figure everyone involved (right down to the guy "setting the type" in the printing room) was snickering and thinking about various Irish drinking jokes they've heard down through the years.
 
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zeker

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Melodi said:
I couldn't stop laughing when I saw the headline; it also says something about the effects that high alcohol taxes have on a nation; it tends to make home brewing into the national hobby and inspires robberies like this one. I noted this took place November 14th and the cops are just admitting it now?...hmmmm
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the cops just sobered up.. they were following some 'leads'
 
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Richard

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Incident Room at Ballyfermot Garda Station
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this is the biggest laugh of them all

OTOH maybe the incident room are keen on buying a few bottles or the whole ship load on the side, well wouldn't you....
 
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Richard

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Melodi said:
I couldn't stop laughing when I saw the headline; I noted this took place November 14th and the cops are just admitting it now?...hmmmm
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two weeks, just enough time to get rid of the stuff and consume it without trace, I betcha they got away with it
 
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Marthanoir

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Richard said:
two weeks, just enough time to get rid of the stuff and consume it without trace, I betcha they got away with it
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Nah the Gardai will know exactly who stole it within a couple of hours of the robbery, most of the high end crime is down to a small number of crime gangs,
More likely they're waiting till they've sold it all then CAB can seize all the money and add it to the government coffers, gotta help the economy ;)
 
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Richard

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It is not known whether the trucks travelled onto the M50 or continued out the N7 towards Naas.
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this is funny as well

not a priority for the Garda, well there are more important things to worry about, dunno what they are but sure as hell we'll deal with them, sometime

batch numbers, we don't need no frigging batch numbers
 
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Richard

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Investigating Gardai are appealing to members of the public who have already been offered cases or bottles of Jameson Whiskey, Jack Daniels Whiskey and or Bombay Sapphire Gin from people other than licensed suppliers of alcohol to come forward to gardai.
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this is the funniest quote of them all
 
windsail

windsail

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I've been right here the whole time of this great robbery...Canna' speak for my cousin Hemish though...He's a hard drinkin' man for sure....windsail....
 
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