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£136,000,000 of cocaine seized in Ireland’s biggest ever drugs bust

Irish rangers made the country's biggest ever drugs seizure after boarding a Panamanian cargo vessel and seizing 2,253 kg of cocaine worth an estimated 157 million euros.
The naval operation involved warning shots being fired at the vessel, which had refused to follow instructions, and members of the army ranger wing boarding the ship using ropes dropped from a helicopter.
The seizure took place off the coast of Cork in the southeast of Ireland and marks a major victory in the fight against drug trafficking.

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BBC News

Irish drug ship raid: More than €150m of suspected cocaine seized

Irish authorities say that more than €150m of suspected cocaine has been seized from a cargo ship.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

Ireland in record $166 mln cocaine seizure after naval operation

Irish rangers made the country's biggest ever drugs seizure after a naval operation involving warning shots being fired at a Panamanian cargo vessel which had refused to follow instructions, authorities said on Wednesday.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Suspected cocaine worth 157 million euro found in Ireland’s biggest drug seizure

An elite Irish army unit stormed a Panamanian cargo ship in a major operation on Tuesday.

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNN

Ireland seizes largest ever drugs haul worth over $165M

The biggest-ever drug seizure in the history of Ireland was intercepted off the coast of Cork in the southeast of the country on Tuesday, Irish police said.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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Independent.ie

Ireland's biggest drug hauls: Three decades of high-stakes busts

The €156m drugs haul off the Wexford coast is just the latest in a series of significant seizures by the security authorities along the Irish coast over the last three decades.

2 months ago·Ireland

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KRDO

Ireland seizes largest ever drugs haul worth over $165M

By Amy Coffey, CNN (CNN) — The biggest-ever drug seizure in the history of Ireland was intercepted off the coast of Cork in the southeast of the country on Tuesday, Irish police said. Cocaine weighing 2,253 kg, worth an estimated 157 million euros ($165 million), was seized from the vessel “MV Matthew” traveling from South America, Director General of Revenue and Customs Gerry Harrahill said at a news conference in Dublin Wednesday. “It is the l…

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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