DEFENCE FORCES PARTICIPATE IN JOINT TASK FORCE COORDINATED OPERATION AT SEA 26 SEPTEMBER 2023

A Joint Task Force (JTF) comprising members of the Naval Service, Air Corps, Army Ranger Wing, Revenue Customs Service and An Garda Síochána have implemented a co-ordinated operation at sea, which resulted in the detention of a Panamanian registered bulk cargo vessel originating in South America, MV MATTHEW, in the early hours of the 26th September 2023. A significant quantity of suspected controlled drugs were located onboard.