Corkman and partner arrested over €3m drugs haul

A Corkman who made a significant settlement with the Criminal Assets Bureau has been arrested with his partner after Spanish police seized a yacht carrying €3m of cannabis.

The man, who is in his 50s and from the Douglas area, was arrested with his long-term partner, who is also in her 50s. They were detained onshore on the Costa del Sol after Spanish police swooped on the Colin Hannah at 3.30pm on Thursday.

The Irish-registered yacht was believed to have picked up the drugs in Morocco and was making its way back to Spain when it was intercepted by members of La Guardia Civil as it entered Spanish territorial waters.