Top officers join cocaine shipments fight

A senior Garda and top customs official are to join an elite European agency fighting cocaine shipments into Ireland, Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said tonight.

Top officers join cocaine shipments fight
Tue, 15 Jul, 2008 - 20:30

A senior Garda and top customs official are to join an elite European agency fighting cocaine shipments into Ireland, Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said tonight.

The officers are being seconded to the Lisbon-based Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre (MAOC) after the Irish Government signed up to the international task force.

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