Gardai and the navy have made the largest seizure of cocaine in the history of the state, valued at over 500 million euro. i congratulate them on that. but i fear its a losing battle, id hate to think what hasnt being caught.
i was\wondering where it went that was supposed to be me set for the weekend now il have to order another 500 millions worth. awh jeez
Seen a programme before and they estimate that they only catch 10-15% of what comes into the country !
I cant believe that they are trying to claim last years one as good police work aswell....they only got that one because some tool put petrol into a diesel engine.
Must hand it to them tho! they have cpatured a good haul over the last few years, even though its a drop in the ocean compared to whats getting through. Lot of drug dealers f***** up by this capture.
Good job by the Gardai and Navy, thats some serious amount of drugs. I'd say there will be a contract put out on them boys head's that got caught.
They reckon its only the tip of the iceberg.... only 5% seized out of 100% that gets through the radar. Do the maths LFC till i die.
Ireland Huge cocaine seizure off SW coast watch Thursday, 6 November 2008 GardaÃ, the Naval Service and Customs have seized a consignment of at least 1.5 tonnes of cocaine off the southwest coast. Gardaà say they found packages of cocaine with an estimated street value of around €500m, which would exceed last year's record €440m seizure at Dunlough Bay in west Cork. The drugs were on a 60-foot yacht that was taken into custody around 200 miles off the southwest coast last night. Advertisement The boat is being brought to shore in Cork under armed guard and is due ashore tomorrow morning. Three men between the ages of 44 and 52 have been detained by gardaà and the investigation is continuing. They are being questioned at garda stations in Bantry and Bandon. The seizure is the result of a Joint Task Force operation code-named Seabight that has been ongoing for for a number of weeks. Ireland was one of seven EU member states that established the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre Against Narcotics in Lisbon in Portugal last year. The yacht carrying the drugs was tracked across the Atlantic by that centre, leading to last night's seizure. Ireland's contribution to the operation of the centre is less than €250,000 per year. It looks as if that investment has already been repaid with rich dividends. The Minister for Defence, Willie O'Dea has congratulated the Naval Service on the success of this operation. He said 'It is a timely reminder to us all of the dangers the Naval Service confronts in the assistance it gives to the gardaà and Customs Assets in respect of drug interdiction. 'It is also clear evidence that Ireland has a Naval Service that is a multi-skilled, highly-trained force.' The Justice Minister, Dermot Ahern, has also congratulated the Joint Drugs Task Force on the operation. Taoiseach Brian Cowen tonight congratulated all those involved in the operation. 'I want to congratulate and compliment all those involved for their professionalism and dedication to duty, a massive drugs haul like this should not be seen just in terms of the hundreds of millions of euro of drugs seized, but also in terms of the lives saved and the misery avoided as a result,' he said. 'The Government is working hard to rid our cities and towns from the scourge of drug addiction and the crimes associated with drug trafficking. 'Today is a success but we must not become complacent, constant vigilance must be maintained.' Print this page Story from RTÉ News: http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1106/drugs.html LFC till i die.
Its an eye opener to everyone about the type of volume of stuff moving through this country, and obvious the amounts of money involved in these massive deals. Should the government sell the drugs now and pump the money back into our economy?
Strange how Jaza has moved to closer to the west coast though....kind of strategic location and a good alibi for going back to Dublin to do deliveries, or "marathons" as i believe he codenamed them* [SPOIL]Legal disclaimer:I am not suggesting you are a drug dealer....but if you could arrange that shipment of fresh stout, or just to put McDaids pub on a big pallet and get it over to me..........[/SPOIL]
I wonder if they need anyone to test how strong it is ? as a "mate" of mine said he would go for this !