Cocaine valued at €12m found in Cork in one of Republic’s biggest recent drug seizures

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Gardaí and Revenue customs officers have made one of the biggest drug seizures in the Republic for several years after cocaine valued at €12.04 million was discovered on Thursday

Gardaí and Revenue customs officers have made one of the biggest drug seizures in the Republic for years after cocaine valued at €12.04 million was discovered in Co Cork on Thursday.

The find continues a recent trend of multi-million-euro cash and drug finds by the Garda. The drug trade has proven resilient despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the night-time economy.It’s understood that the drugs were found in a refrigerated 40ft container carrying fruit on a freighter which arrived in Ringaskiddy on Wednesday at about noon.

Gardaí are remaining tight-lipped about the intelligence-led operation, but it’s understood no arrests have been made so far in relation to the seizure.In a statement following the seizure, Assistant Garda Commissioner John O’Driscoll, who is the force’s head of efforts against organised and serious crime, said: “The

 

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