Drugs found onboard a cargo ship off the coast of Cork, may be the biggest seizure of cocaine ever recorded in Ireland.
The Army Ranger Wing, backed up by Gardaí and the Naval Service, boarded the MV Matthew yesterday, with a number of warning shots fired during the operation.
The ship was brought to Cork Harbour where a large quantity of drugs were found onboard, the Irish Examiner reports the haul could weigh between 1.5 and 2 tonnes.
It is believed the vessel is linked to a fishing trawler that was detained by Naval personnel on Monday off the Wexford coast.
Three men, aged 60, 50 and 31 have been arrested and are being held at Garda stations in Wexford.
