Gardaí have issued a photo of €2.8m worth of cocaine seized from a van in Donegal. The discovery of the drugs was made when officers became suspicious when a van brought in from the UK in Milford went unclaimed. The Milford District Drugs Unit, Donegal Division examined the vehicle and seized 41kg of a substance believed to cocaine. Gardaí at Milford are liaising with the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau and the Police Service of Northern Ireland in respect of this investigation. Speaking today, Superintendent David Kelly, who is leading the investigation said: “This significant seizure has reduced the supply of illegal drugs in our community thereby increasing community safety”.

Source: Irish Independent March 17, 2021 16:04 UTC