Ninth person jailed in connection with £160m cocaine seizure on yacht

A ninth person has been jailed in connection with the interception of a yacht carrying cocaine with a street value of more than £160m off the south-west coast of Ireland.

Ninth person jailed in connection with £160m cocaine seizure on yacht
Tue, 15 Mar, 2016 - 13:30

A ninth person has been jailed in connection with the interception of a yacht carrying cocaine with a street value of more than £160m off the south-west coast of Ireland.

The Makayabella was stopped in September 2014 by the Irish Navy which found more than a tonne of the drug aboard.

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CourtsMakayabella cocaine seizurePlace: IrelandPlace: MakayabellaPlace: Ormonde AvenuePlace: HullPlace: Netherfield RoadPlace: GuiseleyPlace: LeedsPlace: Milford Haven, South WalesPlace: Cardiff AirportPlace: UKPlace: AtlanticPlace: FrancePlace: VenezuelaPlace: BritishPerson: Wayne BushPerson: BushPerson: Stephen PowellPerson: PowellPerson: James HillPerson: David NorrisPerson: Tarryn McCaffreyEvent: Makayabella incidentOrganisation: Irish NavyOrganisation: Leeds Crown CourtOrganisation: National Crime AgencyOrganisation: NCAOrganisation: IrishOrganisation: Organised Crime divisionOrganisation: Crown Prosecution service
<p>Garda said the incident on the L4016 near Glenour happened on Friday evening (Niall Carson/PA)</p>

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