Gangsters steal 15,000 bottles of whiskey

Gardaí are chasing gangsters driving 12m-long trucks after they stole more than 15,000 bottles of whiskey in a Christmas party season heist.

Gangsters steal 15,000 bottles of whiskey

Thousands of cases of Jameson and Jack Daniels — as well as Bombay Sapphire gin — were taken during the violent burglary in west Dublin.

A pair of iron bar-wielding criminals tied up two workers at an alcohol warehouse in the Parkwest Industrial Estate after forcing them to open up the loading bay. At least three accomplices joined the gang and stacked the drink into two trucks before making off towards the M50 and M7 motorways.

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