Drugs worth €1.4m found off Irish coast

GARDAÍ are investigating why up to €1.4 million worth of drugs were dumped 160 kilometres off the Irish coast.

The cannabis resin was discovered accidentally by fishermen when trawling the sea bed off the Aran Islands on Monday.

A special joint task force was set up by the Garda National Drugs Unit, the Irish Navy and Customs, once the crew alerted authorities.