Four men admit to having 2.2 tonnes of cocaine for supply on board MV Matthew

The Panamanian cargo ship was carrying more than €157 million of cocaine when it was boarded in a dramatic operation by the Army Rangers in September 2023

The 2.25 tonnes of cocaine that was seized from the MV Matthew, a Panamanian-registered bulk carrier, has an estimated value of more than €157 million. File picture: Denis Minihane

Four men have pleaded guilty before the Special Criminal Court to having 2.2 tonnes of cocaine for supply on board a Panamanian cargo ship after the largest such seizure in Irish history.

The four were due to go on trial having earlier this week failed in a bid to have the charges against them dismissed.