Irish security forces play key role in €250m drugs haul

Over 20 tonnes of hashish was discovered on board a large shipping vessel off the coast of the Canary Islands. 

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Almost €250m worth of hashish was seized by Spanish authorities acting on information received from Ireland.

Information provided by the Irish Navy, An Garda Síochána and Revenue Customs Service to the Portgual-based Maritime Analysis Operations Centre - Narcotics (MAOC-N) led to the find.