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Ireland's biggest drugs busts

Three years ago, a team of Irish Army Rangers winched onto a vessel called the MV Mathew. Taking...

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10.45 2 Nov 2026


Ireland's biggest drugs busts


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10.45 2 Nov 2026


Three years ago, a team of Irish Army Rangers winched onto a vessel called the MV Mathew. Taking it by force as it tried to make a break for international waters with over two tonnes of cocaine on board.  

A new documentary series takes us behind the scenes of some of Ireland’s biggest drugs busts and one of the people featured is Tom Talbot head of Investigation, Prosecution, and Frontier Management Division for Revenue.


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