Ireland Suspected cocaine worth €3.7 million seized at Rosslare Europort
Approximately 53.5kgs of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €3,747,765 was seized at Rosslare Europort on 22 December 2025 after being discovered in the exhaust system of a freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from France. A man in his 40s was arrested and detained under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested22 Dec
2 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports19 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man was arrested following a cocaine seizure. (garda.ie)
- what55.3kg of suspected cocaine was seized. (garda.ie)
- whatThe estimated value of the cocaine was €3,747,000. (garda.ie)
- whatThe cocaine was found following a search of a vehicle that had disembarked from a ferry. (garda.ie)
- whatApproximately 53.5kgs of suspected cocaine was seized at Rosslare Europort. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe estimated value of the cocaine was €3,747,765. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place at Rosslare Europort, Co. Wexford. (garda.ie)
- whereThe man is detained at a Garda Station in Co. Wexford. (garda.ie)
- whereThe drugs were concealed within the exhaust system of a freight unit. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe freight unit had disembarked a ferry from France. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe seizure occurred on Monday 22 December 2025. (garda.ie)
- whenThe seizure took place on 22 December 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe cocaine was seized by Revenue Officers. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrested man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe freight unit was stopped as a result of routine profiling. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man is being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherA man in his 40s was arrested by An Garda Síochána. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the importation of illegal drugs. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 23 Dec2025Suspected cocaine worth more than €3.7 million seized at Rosslare Europort
Original report of the seizure and arrest. Revenue officers used a detector dog and mobile X-ray scanner to find the drugs concealed in the exhaust system of a freight unit from a ferry from France.
suspect, 40s, male - 22 Dec2025Gardaí Arrest Man Following €3.75 million Cocaine Seizure at Rosslare Europort, Co Wexford - 22nd December 2025
Garda press release confirming the arrest and providing the exact weight (55.3kg) and value (€3,747,000) of the cocaine, confirming the man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Co. Wexford, and stating investigations are ongoing.
suspect, 40s, male