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| Cocaine haul 'largest in history' | Cocaine haul 'largest in history' |
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| Gardai have seized £135m of cocaine from the sea off the south-west coast of Ireland. | |
| A man has been arrested in connection with the haul - thought to be the largest ever seized in the history of the Irish Republic. | A man has been arrested in connection with the haul - thought to be the largest ever seized in the history of the Irish Republic. |
| It was found off the coast of Cork as rescuers searched for a man believed missing from a capsized dinghy. | It was found off the coast of Cork as rescuers searched for a man believed missing from a capsized dinghy. |
| Witnesses to the sea rescue reported seeing 50 packets of white powder floating in the water. | Witnesses to the sea rescue reported seeing 50 packets of white powder floating in the water. |
| Police are now searching for two men they believe were waiting with a van on the shore for what now appears to be a massive cocaine consignment from the Carribean. | Police are now searching for two men they believe were waiting with a van on the shore for what now appears to be a massive cocaine consignment from the Carribean. |
| One man, rescued from the sea, has been arrested under drugs trafficking legislation. | One man, rescued from the sea, has been arrested under drugs trafficking legislation. |