Men behind largest seizure of cocaine in Irish history to be sentenced in June

The MV Matthew was boarded in a dramatic operation by the Army Rangers, a specialist wing of the Irish Defence Forces, in September 2023. File picture: Larry Cummins

Eight men who were part of an international drug trafficking operation that resulted in the largest seizure of cocaine in Irish history will be sentenced in June.

The men were all charged with offences arising from the seizure of 2.25 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated value of more than €157m, which was on board the ship the MV Matthew, a Panamanian-registered bulk carrier.