Five men arrested in connection with €21m Limerick cocaine seizure

300kgs drugs were found aboard a Maltese-registered ship which arrived in Foynes earlier this week

The ship remains detained in the Limerick port under Customs legislation and a search of the vessel is currently ongoing. Picture: Picture Brendna Gleeson

Five men have been arrested in relation to the seizure of more than €21m worth of cocaine from a cargo ship which docked in Limerick earlier this week. 

As part of a major security operation, Revenue officials boarded the 20,000-tonne cargo bulk carrier after it docked in Foynes on Tuesday.