Spectacular cocaine seizure shows us the level that drug gangs operate on

The MV Matthew cocaine bust off Ireland's south coast illustrates the sophisticated logistics and vast sums of cash involved in drug trafficking, writes Ann Murphy

This week's seizure of a record haul of illicit drugs caused a sensation, bringing people to spots on the coast such as Weavers Point to see the seized MV Matthew being brought past Roches Point and into Cork Harbour. Picture Dan Linehan

When two men showed up in Castletownbere, Co Cork, over a week ago, nobody paid them a second thought.

They were just two more people among the many strangers who arrive at fishing ports across the country every week.