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| English gang behind cocaine haul | |
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| An English drugs trafficking gang is thought to be behind more than 100m euro of cocaine recovered from the sea off the Irish coast, gardai said. | |
| One Englishman has been arrested in connection with the haul - which is believed to have been destined for the British market. | |
| 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 saw 50 packets of white powder 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. |
| A second Englishman, who was also at sea, is still being treated in Bantry hospital. |