Cocaine worth €2.5m found in horsebox that came off ferry in Rosslare

Customs officers find 35kgs of cocaine and arrest man in his 40s

Ferry traffic leaving Rosslare Port. File hotograph: Matt Kavanagh

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 12:11

Customs officers seized over 35kgs of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than €2.5 million, attempted to be smuggled through Rosslare Port in a horsebox.

The bust by customs officials was made with the assistance of a sniffer dog named Timba, after Revenue officials stopped to search an Irish registered horsebox.

The horsebox was transporting eight horses, which had come off a ferry travelling from Cherbourg, France.

An Irish man in his 40s was arrested by gardaí at the scene following the seizure of the drugs.