Gardaí have arrested three men in connection to a €4.2 million seizure of cocaine in Cork. 

Revenue officers seized approximately 60kgs of cocaine. 

Three men, two aged in their 20s and one aged in their 30s, were arrested by An Garda Síochána.

They are currently being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Garda Stations in Cork. 

The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB). 

The drugs have been taken for further examination. Investigations are ongoing. 

Cocaine seizures

There has been a series of cocaine seizures in recent weeks, including €9.3 million worth of cocaine at Rosslare Europort on August 3rd. 

Large amounts of suspected cocaine were also found washed ashore along the north Donegal coastline on July 19th. 

Gardaí also arrested two men after cocaine worth €11.4 million was uncovered at Rosslare Harbour by Detector Dog Daithí on July 14th.