Lonan3 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 LINK TO STORY It couldn’t have happened at a worse moment: just as Operation Freeflow was getting under way, putting more police on Dublin’s streets as a pre-Christmas warning to drink-drivers, an opportunistic thief drove out of the Guinness brewery with 40,000 pints. About 450 kegs of beer and stout were lifted from under the noses of security guards in what is believed to be the first raid on the historic St James’s Gate Brewery at Victoria Quay along the River Liffey. It took place as the police announced their Christmas traffic blitz, giving warning that 160 officers would be on patrol over the coming weeks and urging motorists in the traffic-choked city to leave their vehicles at home. The blitz would target drink-driving, speeding, offences involving HGVs, dangerous driving and people not wearing seat-belts, a senior officer said. Meanwhile, the lone raider, who has already been nicknamed “the Beer Hunter” by Dublin wags, was driving his own HGV through the Guinness security gates, attaching it to a well-provisioned trailer and taking off with the makings of a very merry Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 A raider with excellent taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Should be easy for the cops to catch him - he'll be legless in no time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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