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2,580 cases of Jameson, each holding six bottles, and an undisclosed number of cases of Bombay Sapphire Gin and Jack Daniels were stolen from a Dublin warehouse.

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In what the Irish Mirror is calling "the great booze robbery," a gang in Dublin have made off with an estimated EU1 million worth of whiskey and gin.

Ireland police are searching for at least five robbers who were armed and used two 40-foot trucks to seize the alcohol from a warehouse in "broad daylight," the Irish Mirror says.

2,580 cases of Jameson, each holding six bottles, and an undisclosed number of cases of Bombay Sapphire Gin and Jack Daniels were stolen, Mashable reports.

The Irish Mirror continues to report that two warehouse workers were tied up after a confrontation with the robbers. The workers report that the thieves were wielding iron bars and threatened them. The warehouse employees were then forced to open the loading bay, Mashable adds.

Police released a warning, cautioning the purchase of the brands throughout the holiday season. Officials proceeded to release the batch numbers that appears on the cases of stolen Jameson.

Batch numbers are not available for the Bombay Sapphire Gin and Jack Daniels, the Irish Mirror adds.