The Matthew, under armed guard, heading for Marino Point on Tuesday September 26 2023

Three men have been arrested after armed forces stormed a cargo ship off the Irish coast, An Garda Síochána (Irish police) have said. A significant quantity of controlled drugs were found onboard. Naval officers fired warning shots after the Panamanian registered ship failed to stop, Irish broadcaster RTÉ has reported. The men, aged 60, 50 and 31, were arrested on suspicion of organised crime offences and are in custody in County Wexford. It is suspected the ship, named MV Matthew, is involved in trafficking cocaine. Irish Army Rangers, Naval and Air Corps, the Garda National Drugs Organised Crime Bureau and customs officers were involved in the operation. The container ship has been escorted to Cork Port where it will be impounded and subjected to a detailed examination by police and customs officers. A second boat, a fishing trawler, remains wedged on a sandbank off the coast of Rosslare in County Wexford, along the southern coast of Ireland. Info Source. ...