Five quizzed as gardaí seize €20k worth of fireworks

Five men from the Mullingar area have been questioned by gardaí following the confiscation of fireworks worth an estimated €20,000 from vans parked near Kilmallock mart.

Gardaí from Kilmallock and Bruff, accompanied by customs officers, carried out a planned raid as part of operation “Tombola” — targeting the importation of fireworks over the Halloween period.

The fireworks were found concealed in vans parked near the mart.