Second major drug seizure at Rosslare Europort

A second major drug seizure in the region has occurred over the weekend involving significant amounts of cocaine and cannabis.

On Friday, August 9, at Rosslare Europort, Co. Wexford, Revenue Officers seized approximately 104 kg of cocaine as part of an intelligence-led operation, which is to the value of €7.2 million. 

The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB).

Two men (aged in their 40s and 50s) were arrested by An Garda Síochána. They are currently being detained pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Garda stations Eastern Region and Southern Region. 

Rosslare Europort was also the location of the discovery of €16 million worth of cannabis on Saturday, August 10. As previously reported by the Waterford News & Star, the operation involved Gardaí, Revenue officers and a sniffer dog. 

Both investigations are ongoing.