Two due in court over major cocaine seizure at Foynes Port
By David Hurley
Published 24th Dec 2023, 08:20 GMT
Updated 24th Dec 2023, 09:47 GMT
Pair due to appear in Court this Christmas Eve over massive drugs haul
TWO MEN were were being questioned about the seizure of €21 million worth of cocaine on a cargo vessel at Foynes Port in County Limerick earlier this week have been charged by investigating gardai.
Five men - aged 50, 46, 44, 41 and 35 years - were arrested on Friday morning while a sixth, whose aged 32, was arrested on Friday evening.
Earlier this week, it was confirmed that 300kg of cocaine was seized onboard the Verila (pictured) on Tuesday.
The vessel sails under the flag of Malta but it's understood is is Bulgarian-owned.
The ship, which has now been formally seized by Revenue, had travelled from Montreal Canada, having left on Saturday, December 9.
Investigations are ongoing.