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Ciaran Bradley and Michael O’Toole discuss the latest in the case of the Cork cocaine boat seizure. Full podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/17p62xbhy2X7GFScF3VhAF. Two men have been charged in connection with the seizure of €157m worth of suspected cocaine from a bulk cargo ship off the coast of Co. Cork earlier this week. The men are due to appear at Wexford District Court on Friday. The =men are from the United Kingdom and Ukraine. More than 2.2 tonnes of suspected cocaine was recovered from the MV Matthew on Wednesday. The vessel, which remains in Cork port, is now being forensically examined. Following…

Shattered Lives full episodes and subscription here: https://open.spotify.com/show/17p62xbhy2X7GFScF3VhAF. In scenes unprecedented off the coast of Ireland, the Naval Service opened fire yesterday as the Army Ranger Wing stormed a ship as part of a major drugs probe. We revealed how warning shots were fired as ARW units were flown from their base to the ship off the southeast coast by helicopter. Our photographs showed assault rifle-toting ARW operators on the MV Matthew as they escorted the cargo ship into Cork harbour last night – following their daring heli-borne operation earlier yesterday that saw them seize control of the freighter. The…