€1.75m cocaine was for Irish market

Cocaine with an estimated street value of €1.75m — which was discovered in a container in Cork — was most likely destined for the Irish market.

Security sources believe the consignment, hidden in a container, could even have been destined to be distributed in the Munster region.

The 25kg of drugs were discovered by customs officers during a routine examination of a container, which was being unloaded at the Port of Cork.