Revenue has seized 400kg of cocaine so far this year

Revenue seized 133kg of cocaine in Rosslare Port on Wednesday.

Revenue Customs officers have seized some 400kg of cocaine so far this year, treble the amount confiscated for the whole of 2022, new figures show.

The figures, provided to the Irish Examiner, comes as Revenue signed a contract for a new patrol vessel which boasts “advanced navigational and surveillance systems”, with the added capability of operating a modern drone.