Spanish drugs haul may be linked to Irishman's murder

Spanish police are investigating possible links between a massive cocaine seizure on the Costa del Sol yesterday and the murder of Irish drug dealer Patrick Doyle.

Eight men, including one Irishman, were arrested following the seizure of 115kg of the drug close to where Doyle was shot dead on Monday in Estepona.

Spanish officials say the men in custody may have links to the murder.

They also believe the 27-year-old Dubliner was shot dead by rival drugs traffickers in Spain rather than as a result of an Irish gangland feud.

Meanwhile, an Irishman who was with Doyle at the time of his murder is understood to have come forward to the police.

Gary Hutch, a nephew of the top Dublin criminal Gerry 'the Monk' Hutch, was driving the vehicle that came under attack during the shooting.

He was reportedly injured in the incident.