£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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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.
Off Irish coast seized record amount of cocaine worth £157m
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 …
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