A man in his 40s who was previously unknown to gardai for any involvement in serious organised crime remained in custody on Friday night in relation to one of the biggest drug seizures this year.

The discovery of an estimated €2.5m of cocaine was made at Rosslare Europort on Thursday evening by customs officers.

The drugs were found by a sniffer dog in a horsebox containing eight horses.

This led to the arrest of the only suspect in the case, and he was being held at Wexford Garda Station last night.

The man, who has no previous convictions, is originally from a rural village in Co Laois. Read More