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Authorities have now reported that Cocaine with a street value of up to half a billion euro was confiscated from a Colombian cartel on Irish seas in what is the state's largest-ever drugs seizure. After rappelling down from a helicopter amid tumultuous weather off the coast of Cork, the elite Army Ranger Wing (ARW) sank the MV Matthew shipping container on Tuesday lunchtime. The drugs came from 'a murderous cartel' in Colombia, and they were supplied in smaller vessels that would sail to the container ship, where the drugs would then be removed.

The assault-rifle elite troops shot down from a helicopter and stormed the Panamanian-registered MV Matthew cargo ship, which had refused to stop in the Atlantic, firing warning shots as they boarded. The helicopter appears to be hovering over the 630-foot MV Matthew as the vessel makes a sharp turn in the water, with the Irish special forces abseiling over the ship before heading out across the deck. Members of the Irish navy and the Garda National Drugs and Organized Crime Bureau arrived aboard, where they discovered more than 2,250 kilograms (4,960 pounds) of alleged cocaine worth about £136 million. The drugs will have "no doubt be destined for Irish and European markets," Justice Minister Helen McEntee said last night, and that would be a blow to the organised-crime cartels involved in drug delivery globally.'

Following the drug raid, three men aged 60, 50, and 31-years old have been arrested on suspicion of organized criminal conduct and arrested at garda stations in Wexford. The joint operation involving the Irish navy, Army Ranger Wing, Revenue, and the Garda National Drug and Organized Crime Bureau culminated in the detention of a Panamanian-registered bulk cargo vessel originating in South America.' The MV Matthew was intercepted by the Army Ranger Wing and detained in the early hours of Tuesday. As the ship was transported to a naval base in Cobh, crowds of people lined the walls of the Cobh harbour. On board, armed members of the Ranger Wing were seen alongside ship crew members and other Defence Forces personnel.

A major security operation is underway in Ireland after a fishing trawler reportedly carrying significant quantities of cocaine ran aground on a beach in the midst of torrentious weather. The Defence Forces, garda, and the Irish Coast Guard were seen searching the waters near to Wexford tonight, with the garda drugs unit also being embedded in the 'live operation.' According to reports, the degree of cooperation is similar to those international vessels suspected of trafficking drugs worth tens of millions or more than £100 million. Pictured: File photo of Garda boat previously

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