Five held as gardaí recover 45,000 lager cans

FIVE men were being held by gardaí last night after €75,000 worth of lager cans were discovered in a Cork warehouse just four miles from where they were stolen.

The haul of 45,000 cans had been taken from a 40-ft container at a dockyard by thieves who took three hours to transfer them to another lorry.

The cans, which had been imported from The Netherlands, were stored in 24-can slabs for distribution to off-licences in the city and surrounding areas ahead of the festive season. They were stolen from Tivoli Docks in Cork city.