Three men accused of conspiring to import drugs in west Cork denied bail

Ten men were arrested in west Cork after anti-drug operation

Tom Tuite

A powerful three-engine inflatable 40-foot boat was extensively modified with "stealth capabilities" to ferry a crew from west Cork to meet a "mothership" at sea and return laden with drugs, the High Court has heard.

Gardaí arrested 10 men on March 14 in Tragumna near Skibbereen and Leap village in west Cork and charged them with conspiring to import drugs into Ireland.