Drug cartels' model is to 'flood Europe' with tonnes of cocaine

Gardaí and Revenue seized €21m worth of cocaine after uncovering a major shipment of drugs on board a Maltese-registered vessel at Foynes Port in Co Limerick. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

The business model drug cartels use is to “keep flooding” Europe with cocaine. 

The cartels have built up a system where a financial loss, as a result of seizures, is factored into operations.