Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 0145Smuggling · Co. Wexford · 11 Oct 2026

Man in 50s arrested after €2.2m fireworks seized at Rosslare Europort

On 11 October 2026, Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort in Wexford seized 1,123,200 fireworks branded Black Cat Bangers, with an estimated value of €2,246,400, from an accompanied trailer that had disembarked from a ferry from France. A man in his 50s was questioned in relation to the seizure and was arrested. The seizure followed routine profiling aimed at identifying restricted and prohibited products. Revenue said on 13 October that investigations are ongoing as part of its work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested13 Oct
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • 1,123,200 fireworks branded Black Cat Bangers with an estimated value of €2,246,400 were seized.
  • The fireworks were found in an accompanied trailer, and both the trailer and the fireworks were seized.
Where
  • The seizure took place at Rosslare Europort in Wexford.
  • The trailer had disembarked from a ferry from France.
When
The seizure occurred on 11 October 2026.
Investigation
  • The seizure followed routine profiling aimed at identifying restricted and prohibited products.
  • The operation was part of Revenue's work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity.
  • Revenue said on 13 October 2026 that investigations are ongoing.
Other details
A man in his 50s was questioned in relation to the seizure and was arrested.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • what1,123,200 fireworks were seized (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe fireworks were branded Black Cat Bangers (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe fireworks had an estimated value of €2,246,400 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe fireworks were found in an accompanied trailer (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatBoth the trailer and the fireworks were seized (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe fireworks were seized at Rosslare Europort (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe trailer had disembarked from a ferry from France (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure followed routine profiling aimed at identifying restricted and prohibited products (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationRevenue said investigations are ongoing (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was part of Revenue's work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA man in his 50s was questioned in relation to the seizure (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Oct2026
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man, 50s, arrested after over €2.2 million worth of fireworks seized

    First report of the seizure and arrest; Revenue says investigations are ongoing.

    suspect, 50s, male