€3m worth of cocaine found in crate of bananas at Irish Port

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Investigations are ongoing

Revenue officers have seized approximately 43kgs of cocaine with an estimated value of €3 million at the Port of Cork today, Wednesday, December 11.

The illicit drugs were discovered, as a result of risk profiling, in a container of bananas which originated in South America.

Investigations are ongoing.

This seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the importation of illegal drugs.

If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.

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