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Case No. 6794Drug trafficking (cocaine) · Co. Wexford · 12 Jan 2024

Cocaine worth €3.43m seized at Rosslare Europort

On 12 January 2024, Revenue officers seized about 49kg of suspected cocaine, valued at about €3,430,000, at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford during an early morning operation. The drugs were found through risk profiling. Revenue said investigations are ongoing. No arrests, charges, court proceedings or sentences are mentioned in the reporting, and no suspect or victim is named. The latest development is Revenue's announcement of the seizure on 12 January 2024.

  1. Reported12 Jan
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Revenue officers seized about 49kg of suspected cocaine.
  • The drugs were valued at about €3,430,000.
Where
The seizure took place at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford.
When
The operation was carried out in the early morning of 12 January 2024.
Cause
The drugs were discovered through risk profiling.
Investigation
  • Revenue said investigations are ongoing.
  • No arrests are mentioned in the reporting.
Other details
Revenue said the operation is part of its ongoing work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatRevenue officers seized about 49kg of suspected cocaine. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe drugs were valued at about €3,430,000. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe seizure took place at Rosslare Europort. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe operation was carried out in the early morning. (corkbeo.ie)
  • causeThe drugs were discovered through risk profiling. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Jan2024
    Reportedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Another huge cocaine seizure at Rosslare port at €3.4m shipment found

    Revenue announced the seizure, which was found through risk profiling. No arrests are mentioned. Earlier seizures and other operations referred to in the article are not part of this case.