Two men will appear in court following the seizure of cocaine with an estimated street value of €11.4 million.
The pair were charged by Gardaí in Wexford, after the investigation into the drug seizure at Rosslare Europort Harbour on Thursday, July 13.
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The men, aged in their 20s and 30s, were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, and are due to appear before a special sitting of Wexford District Court at 6 p.m. today (Saturday, July 15)
Revenue Customs Officers searched a horsebox, which had disembarked a ferry.
During the search, cocaine was discovered, estimated to weigh an astonishing 163kg.
The drugs were sent to Forensic Science Ireland for further analysis.
A man remains in critical condition after being hit by truck on Wexford road
In an unrelated incident, a man remains in critical condition after being hit by a truck on the N11 road at Oylegate, Co Wexford, yesterday morning (Friday, July 14).
The incident occurred at approximately 8.45 a.m, and gardaí conducted a technical examination of the scene.
The man was transferred to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin via helicopter.
Gardaí continue to appeal for witnesses.
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