Failed rendezvous at sea - Court hears of foiled smuggling operation off south coast

A coordinated operation involving gardaí across the south coast has dismantled a suspected drug-smuggling conspiracy, the Special Criminal Court heard. In March last year, ten men were arrested following operations in the villages of Tragumna and Leap near Skibbereen, County Cork, where a rigid inflatable boat, jeep, camper van and articulated truck were seized. The court learned that a RIB attempted to rendezvous…