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.

However, they may be less keen to use it again after the latest seizure of cocaine following a joint operation by the Naval Service, Garda and Customs.

To date, in co-operation with Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre (MAOC), based in Lisbon, they have now seized €1.088bn in cocaine off the coast.