Gardaí arrest 10 in 'dramatic' raid on suspected drug smuggling operation in West Cork

An eyewitness who drove past one of the incidents said it was 'like something out of Love Hate'

The first visible signs of the major garda operation were in the coastal village of Tragumna, near Skibbereen, on Thursday morning when gardaí swooped on an articulated truck that had been parked near a small pier. Picture: Andy Gibson.

Up to 10 men are in custody following a dynamic and dramatic garda operation in West Cork on Thursday triggered by a suspected drug smuggling operation onto a remote pier.

The suspects, who were arrested at various locations near Skibbereen, were being held in garda stations in Cork for questioning about the alleged activity, under organised crime legislation.