Revenue officers have seized over 24,400 litres of beer as part of routine profiling at Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford.

Officers discovered the smuggled alcohol on Thursday when they stopped and searched a foreign-registered truck that had come off a ferry from France.

The driver, a man aged in his 50s, was questioned and both the trailer and the smuggled beer were seized.

The beer has a retail value of over €108,000 - representing a potential loss to the exchequer of some €58,900.

Alcohol seized in Wexford | Image: Revenue

Officials say investigations are ongoing with a view to prosecution.

Thee seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the supply and sale of illegal alcohol.

Since the start of the year, over 55,000 litres of alcohol have been seized in Rosslare Europort.