Irish ship raid: Seized cocaine 'supplied by South American cartel'

Cocaine found aboard a cargo ship intercepted off the Irish coast was supplied by a "murderous" South American cartel group, Garda (Irish police) have said.

Officials recovered 2,253kg of the drug after the Panamanian-registered ship, MV Matthew, was stormed by armed forces and impounded on Tuesday.

Authorities said the cocaine had a conservative estimated value of €157m (£136m).

The drugs were believed to be bound for Ireland and other parts of Europe.

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