Cocaine worth €2.5 million has been seized at Rosslare Europort, in Co. Wexford.
The illicit drugs were discovered in a freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France.
The vehicle was stopped and searched this morning (Friday 11th) and the discovery was made.
A man in his 50’s was arrested by An Garda Síochána.
He is currently being detaine at a Garda Station in County Wexford under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.
It is the second multi-million euro drug seizure to be made in the area in just two days.
On Thursday morning (Oct 10th), cocaine worth €2.1 million was also seized in Rosslare.
A man was arrested, also in his 50s, following the seizure.
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