Criminals made €750k from oil laundering plant

CRIMINALS were earning about €125,000 in profit a month from a massive oil laundering plant smashed by Customs officers yesterday.

Criminals made €750k from oil laundering plant

Customs suspect the plant, located in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, was in operation for the last six months, providing its owners with profit in the region €750,000.

Investigators said they also discovered a new form of cleaning agent to wash the oil from agricultural use to commercial use.

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