Drug seizure worth €157m on ship off Cork coast the ‘largest in the history of the State’

Gardaí say over 2.2 tonnes of cocaine worth around €157m have been recovered from a cargo ship seized in a military operation off the Cork coast

The cocaine seized by gardaí, Revenue and the Defence Forces from a trawler earlier this week. Picture: Gardaí

Over 2.25 tonnes of cocaine was seized off the coast of Ireland yesterday, worth at least €157m but potentially worth a lot more in terms of its street value, An Garda Síochána has confirmed.

While the search of the huge Panamanian vessel is continuing, an estimated 2.2 tonnes of cocaine have been found on board the MV Matthew.