The Irish tax authority is not prone to hyperbole.  So, when Revenue officials describe something as “unprecedented”, it means something.  In this case, officials were referring to the number of major drug seizures the authority was involved in, in 2023. There was the landmark seizure of 2,253 kgs of cocaine on the MV Matthews last September when members of the Army Ranger Wing descended by fast-rope from a helicopter onto the vessel in a multi-agency operation.  There was also the seizure of 162.8 kgs of cocaine concealed in the roof of a horsebox in Rosslare Europort, the unearthing of 210…

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