Cocaine-drenched plywood smuggled into Ireland destined for midlands ‘processing lab’
Irish authorities recently uncovered a drug trafficking operation where cocaine was smuggled into the country disguised as plywood. The gang used a processing lab in the midlands to extract and reconstitute the drug for local sale.
Why it matters
The discovery highlights the increasing sophistication of drug smuggling techniques used by criminal organizations to bypass international border security.
An Irish drugs gang had been buying plywood drenched in liquid cocaine and importing the slabs of wood into the country in a bid to avoid detection.
The article provides a factual account of a criminal investigation based on police sources.
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