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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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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.

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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
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