Man arrested after massive multi-million cocaine seizure at Rosslare Europort
Approximately 36kgs of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of over €2.5 million was seized by Revenue Officers, following the search of a truck which had disembarked from a ferry
Gardaí have arrested a man after a massive cocaine seizure worth over €2.5 million by Revenue Officers at Rosslare Europort.
Approximately 36kgs of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of over €2.5 million was seized by Revenue Officers, following the search of a truck which had disembarked from a ferry on Friday morning.
A man, aged in his 50s, has been arrested and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, at a Garda Station in County Wexford. Both Gardaí and Revenue confirmed that investigations into this are ongoing.
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A Revenue spokesperson said: “Revenue officers seized approximately 36kgs of cocaine, with an estimated value of almost €2,530,000, at Rosslare Europort.
“The illicit drugs were discovered as a result of risk profiling, when a freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France was stopped and searched.
“A man in his 50’s was arrested by An Garda Síochána and is currently detained, under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, at a Garda Station in County Wexford.”
This seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs.
If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.
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