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Cocaine worth €220 million seized from tugboat in Atlantic Ocean

A total of 3.7 tonnes of the drug was seized by Spanish police after a tip off from UK authorities.

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Oct 9th 2017, 7:26 AM

NZ police find record €9m cocaine haul in diamante-encrusted horse head

The 35 kg shipment had been air-freighted from Mexico to Auckland where it was detected.

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Jul 3rd 2016, 9:45 AM

191 litres of wine and over 300,000 cigarettes seized

The seizure was made in Belturbet, Co Cavan.

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Apr 15th 2016, 7:11 AM

€3 million worth of cocaine has been seized --- packed into two mid-size suitcases

The find was made after officers searched a recently-delivered container of furniture, following a tip-off.

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Nov 26th 2014, 6:46 PM