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13/11/2003
Customs officers make fuel seizures
Three petrol stations in Northern Ireland have been closed after customs officers seized over 20,000 litres of fuel.
At one of the stations in Ballymena, more than 10,000 litres of suspect diesel and petrol were recovered.
Meanwhile, cannibis with a street value of £250,000 has been seized by police in Larne. Uniformed police and drugs squad officers made the discovery during the search of a car near Larne Harbour. The vehicle had just been driven off a ferry from England.
A man and a woman arrested in connection with the seizure were charged with drugs offences in Ballymena Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
Elsewhere, 40 cases of suspected counterfeit vodka were seized after police stopped a van south of Newry. A man arrested has since been released on police bail.
(MB)
At one of the stations in Ballymena, more than 10,000 litres of suspect diesel and petrol were recovered.
Meanwhile, cannibis with a street value of £250,000 has been seized by police in Larne. Uniformed police and drugs squad officers made the discovery during the search of a car near Larne Harbour. The vehicle had just been driven off a ferry from England.
A man and a woman arrested in connection with the seizure were charged with drugs offences in Ballymena Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
Elsewhere, 40 cases of suspected counterfeit vodka were seized after police stopped a van south of Newry. A man arrested has since been released on police bail.
(MB)
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