Iran and Hezbollah implicated in Irish cocaine trafficking case

A helicopter flies over  the MV Matthew, a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier, at sea on September 26, 2023.
A helicopter flies over the MV Matthew, a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier, at sea on September 26, 2023.

Iranian nationals and individuals linked to Hezbollah are suspected of playing a role in a €157 million cocaine trafficking operation intercepted off Ireland’s southern coast in 2023, the Irish Times reported.