Four men appear in Cork court charged in relation to 160m euro cocaine seizure
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four men have appeared in court charged in relation to Ireland’s largest ever drugs haul, bringing the total number of people charged in relation to the major seizure to seven. Cocaine worth an estimated 160 million euro was found on a bulk cargo ship off the Irish coast last week in an operation involving the Irish army and Gardai. It was shown as straight evidence, I didn’t see straight evidence against myself.” Detective Garda Lorraine Brennan said Hassani, for whom proceedings were translated through Farsi, was arrested on October 2 and made no reply to the charge. A total of 2,253kg of cocaine was found on the MV Matthew cargo ship after members of the Irish Army Ranger Wing captured the vessel off the coast by abseiling from a helicopter.
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