Ireland €9.3 million cocaine seized in refrigerated trailer at Rosslare Europort, Wexford
On the morning of Wednesday 2 August 2023, Revenue Customs Officers seized about 133kg of suspected cocaine, estimated at €9.3 million, from a refrigerated trailer at Rosslare Europort, Co. Wexford, after stopping and searching a UK-registered freight unit that had come off a ferry from Dunkirk, France. A man aged in his 30s, whose nationality is not stated, was arrested and taken to a Garda station in Co. Wexford, where he remained detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, and investigations are ongoing. Gardaí later charged the man, and he was due to appear before Gorey District Court at 1.00pm on Friday 4 August 2023.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested2 Aug
3 reports - Charged2 Aug
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- About 133kg of suspected cocaine was seized, with an estimated value of €9.3 million, though some reports described it as more than €9 million.
- Where
- The drugs were concealed in a refrigerated trailer at Rosslare Europort, Co. Wexford.
- The freight unit, a UK-registered accompanied unit, had disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France.
- When
- The seizure took place on the morning of Wednesday 2 August 2023.
- Cause
- Revenue said the search was carried out as a result of risk profiling.
- Investigation
- Revenue customs officers stopped and searched the freight unit, assisted by a mobile x-ray scanner.
- A man aged in his 30s was arrested on 2 August 2023 and taken to a Garda station in County Wexford.
- The man remained detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
- Gardaí said investigations into the seizure remain ongoing.
- Charges
- Gardaí charged the man who had been arrested on 2 August 2023.
- In court
- The man is due to appear before Gorey District Court on Friday 4 August 2023 at 1.00pm.
- Other details
- The seizure was described as one of the largest of this drug on Irish soil this year.
32 statements extracted from the articles
- whatOver €9 million worth of suspected cocaine was seized. (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested a man after suspected cocaine worth €9.3 million was seized at Rosslare Europort. (garda.ie)
- whatRevenue Customs Officers recovered the drugs when a freight unit that had disembarked a ferry was stopped and searched. (garda.ie)
- whatAbout 133kg of suspected cocaine was seized, with an estimated value of €9.3 million. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatMore than €9 million worth of cocaine was seized at Rosslare Europort. (irishtimes.com)
- whatAbout 133kg of suspected cocaine was seized. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe estimated value of the cocaine is €9.3 million. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe seizure took place at Rosslare Europort, Co. Wexford. (garda.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford. (garda.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place at Rosslare Europort. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe freight unit had come off a ferry from Dunkirk, France. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe drugs were hidden inside a refrigerated trailer. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe seizure happened at Rosslare Europort in Wexford. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe man was arrested on Wednesday 2 August 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on the morning of Wednesday 2 August 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on a Wednesday. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe drugs were seized on Wednesday morning. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeThe search was carried out because of risk profiling. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA man aged in his 30s was arrested and taken to a Garda station in County Wexford. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe man remains detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (garda.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationRevenue customs officers recovered the drugs when a freight unit that had come off a ferry was stopped and searched. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationOfficers used a mobile x-ray scanner to assist the search of a UK-registered freight unit. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí arrested a man in his 30s after the seizure. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA man in his 30s was arrested and taken to a Garda station in Wexford. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said investigations into the seizure remain ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeGardaí charged the man. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear before Gorey District Court on Friday 4 August 2023 at 1.00pm. (garda.ie)
- otherThe seizure was one of the largest of the drug on Irish soil this year. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe arrested man was taken to a Garda station in Co Wexford. (irishtimes.com)
- otherRevenue stopped and searched a UK-registered freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe drugs were concealed within the refrigerated trailer. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 2 Aug2023More than €9 million worth of cocaine seized in Wexford
Reports a €9.3 million cocaine seizure of about 133kg in a refrigerated trailer at Rosslare Europort, with one man arrested. No existing case matches this incident.
suspect, 30s, male - 2 Aug2023More than €9m in cocaine seized at Rosslare Europort
First report of the seizure and the arrest of a man in his 30s; the article gives the estimated weight and value and says investigations are ongoing.
suspect, 30s, male - 2 Aug2023Over €9 Million Cocaine Seized and Arrest, Rosslare Europort, Co. Wexford, 2nd August 2023
Official Garda press release confirming the same seizure and arrest. It adds that the man remains detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, that the freight unit had disembarked a ferry, and that investigations are ongoing.
suspect, 30s, male - 2 Aug2023Court Appearance: Over €9 Million Cocaine Seized, Rosslare Europort, Co. Wexford, 2nd August 2023
Official garda press release confirming the seizure, the charge and the court date. The article does not name the man or state his nationality.
accused, 30s, male