€8.4m worth of cocaine flown in on private plane seized by gardaí
Synopsis by The Irish Independent Aug 05 22
Gardaí have seized cocaine with a value of €8.4m and a light aircraft in an operation targeting organised crime.Read full article 
The Irish Independent: Gardaí seize €8.4m of cocaine ‘flown into Co Longford on private plane’
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