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West Cork drop-off point was seen as easy route into Britain by traffickers

The West Cork coastline has long been a favourite drop-off point for drugs traffickers as they’ve seen it as an easy ‘back-door route’ into Britain.

Thu, 25 Sep, 2014

Armed naval team seize €100m in cocaine from yacht off Irish coast

The Irish Naval Service has seized cocaine with a street value of up to €100m on a yacht off the Irish coast after a major intelligence-led operation.

Wed, 24 Sep, 2014

Cocaine smugglers were set for six-figure sums if haul delivered

ONE of three cocaine smugglers sentenced to 10 years’ jail yesterday would have received £500,000 (about €550,000) if a potentially deadly €400 million cargo had reached Britain.

Sat, 09 May, 2009