Six men have now been detained for questioning about the largest drugs haul in the history of the Irish state.
A total of 2,253kg of cocaine was found on the Panamanian-registered vessel in a major joint agency operation off the south-east coast of Ireland on Tuesday.They are detained at Garda stations in the Southern Region.
Speaking at a media briefing in Dublin on Wednesday, a senior member of the Irish police described the operation as “hugely significant”.Assistant Commissioner with An Garda Siochana Justin Kelly said: “I think it’s really important to note, this is the largest drug seizure in the history of the state.
It has emerged that one of those arrested was medically evacuated off the MV Matthew before the military operation to seize it. He said such a large shipment would not have entered the state’s waters without the involvement of an Irish gang.“There is no large ship like this coming into our waters or our ports or transiting across our country, without an Irish organised criminal group involved in it.
“So when you combine those two things together, absolutely, it’s inevitable that we’re going to see organised criminal groups trying to leverage on that, make more money from it, as they always do in situations like this.He said increased large shipments had also been seen in Antwerp and Rotterdam.
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