Cocaine worth €10.5m seized at Rosslare Europort
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A man has been arrested after cocaine with an estimated street value of €10.5m (£9.1m) was seized at Rosslare Europort in the Republic of Ireland.
Gardaí (Irish police) and Revenue's customs service carried out an intelligence-led operation targeting serious organised crime activity on Monday.
During the operation, a truck and trailer unit travelling from Europe was searched at the County Wexford port.
The search revealed an elaborate lead-lined hide in the fuel tank of the vehicle.
Approximately 150kg worth of cocaine was discovered.
The arrested man, aged in his 50s, remains in custody.