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Man due in court following seizure of €9.3 million worth of cocaine in Rosslare Port

In total, almost 133 kilograms of cocaine was seized after Revenue officers had profiled an alleged offender.

A MAN IS DUE to appear in court after being arrested following the seizure of €9.3 million worth of suspected cocaine from Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford on Wednesday. 

The drugs were recovered by Revenue officers when a freight unit that had disembarked a ferry at the port was stopped and searched. 

Around 133kg of suspected cocaine, with an estimated value of €9.3 million, was sezied by Revenue. 

One man, aged in his 30s, was arrested by gardaí and taken to a garda station in Co Wexford where he was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. 

Gardaí said in a statement today that the man has been charged. 

He is due to appear before Gorey District Court at 1pm today.

Comments are closed as legal proceedings are ongoing. 

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