The Army Ranger Wing has boarded and taken control of a container ship off the coast of Cork this afternoon as the investigation into a major drugs seizure off the Wexford coast continues.
The Irish Naval Service and Air Corps also took part in the operation off the coast of Ballycotton.
A search of the vessel will take place at Marino Point in Cork Harbour.
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Irish Times Southern Correspondent, Barry Roche, outlines what is known about the container ship:
