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18/09/2007
Cannabis Discovery Off Aran Islands
A quantity of drugs, with an estimated street value of between €1 million and €1.4 million has been recovered in the sea, off the Aran Islands.
The discovery was made yesterday when an estimated total of 120kg of cannabis, contained in sealed packages, was caught up in the nets of an Irish fishing vessel, just off Galway bay.
The drugs have since been transferred to a Customs boat and will be taken to Garda Headquarters this afternoon, for further examination.
(LC/SP)
The discovery was made yesterday when an estimated total of 120kg of cannabis, contained in sealed packages, was caught up in the nets of an Irish fishing vessel, just off Galway bay.
The drugs have since been transferred to a Customs boat and will be taken to Garda Headquarters this afternoon, for further examination.
(LC/SP)
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