[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Cocaine trade 'rocketing' warns top EU drug official after Cork seizure. (20 Feb 2021)
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Cocaine trafficking from South America into Europe is “rocketing” and the money spent on it by Irish users is "going straight into the hands" of cartels.
That is according former Assistant Garda Commissioner Michael O'Sullivan, now a top EU drug official, who was speaking on the back of the seizure of 172kg of cocaine in Cork harbour on Thursday......
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