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

Ireland's largest-ever drug seizure valued at $165 million. Here's what happened

Ireland has seized its largest-ever drug haul valued at $165 million. According to a report by the news agency AFP on Wednesday (Sep 27), a cargo ship was stormed by Irish naval forces off the southern coast carrying the multimillion-drug haul. Addressing a press conference, the police said over 2.2 tonnes of cocaine valued at $165 million was found after searching the Panamanian-registered "MV Matthew" vessel.

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.

Irish police have seized the largest amount of drugs in Ireland's history off the coast of Cork in the south east of the country. 2253 kilograms of cocaine worth about £157m were seized on board the MV Matthew vessel travelling from South America, Gerry Harrahill, Managing Director of the Tax and Customs Authority confirmed.

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…

Ireland seizes largest ever drugs haul worth over $165M

By Amy Croffey, 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 …

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.