A sixth man has been arrested in connection with €21 million worth of drugs seized on a cargo ship in Foynes, Co Limerick. 

A 32-year-old man was arrested for importing drugs and is currently being detained in a Garda station in Limerick. 

Five other men, aged 50, 46, 44, 41 and 35 years, were arrested yesterday and remain detained in stations around Limerick. 

€21 million worth of drugs, mainly cocaine, was discovered on a Maltese cargo ship docked in Foynes Port, Limerick on December 19th.  

The 20,000-tonne vessel is believed to have been carrying grain, but officials also seized a “significant” volume of suspected drugs.  

This is the second major cocaine seizure at sea this year, following the seizure of €157 million worth of the drug from the MV Matthew in September.