Nearly €4 million worth of cocaine was discovered aboard a fruit ship coming from South America to Ringaskiddy.  

Revenue officers and gardaí found approximately 55 kilograms of cocaine in Ringaskiddy Ferry Terminal.

“The illegal drugs were found with the assistance Revenue’s Maritime Unit, drug detector dog Merlin and Revenues Mobile X-ray Scanner,” officers said in a statement. 

The drugs were discovered in the refrigeration unit of fruit ship coming from Ecuador, according to the officers.  

No arrests have been made yet as investigations are ongoing.  

The seizure was part of Revenue's ongoing joint investigations targeting transnational organised crime and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs. 

This is the second major seizure in Ringaskiddy in recent years; Revenue officers and gardaí discovered 172 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of €12 million in February 2021.  

In March 2021, Revenue officers also seized herbal cannabis worth €1.8 million on a ship arriving from France.  

Garda Press appealed to the public for assistance and said that if businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding drug smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295.