£100m cocaine capture leaving five British men under questioning

Five British men were arrested in connection with the seizure of £100m cocaine on a yacht off the south west coast of the Republic of Ireland.

17:15 26 September 2014

Five British men were arrested off the south west coast of the Republic of Ireland in connection with the seizure of a tonne of cocaine.

 

Five British men were arrested in connection with the seizure of £100m cocaine on a yacht off the south west coast of the Republic of Ireland. The yacht was intercepted about 300 miles off the coast on Tuesday. In the surprise operation, a 70-year-old man and two others, aged 35 and 28, were arrested by Irish navy offices.

 

Another two men from West Yorkshire were also arrested in connection to the surprised operation.

 

Hank Cole, NCA, said: "NCA investigators were part of the effort to identify and track the boat across the Atlantic from the Caribbean, leading to its eventual interception off the coast of Ireland. This was a large seizure and our investigation is ongoing.

"Thanks to the co-operation between the NCA and our Irish, French and Venezuelan colleagues, we have managed to prevent this cocaine reaching our streets and causing damage to communities. I pay tribute to all those involved."