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The Cocaine Mothership
Why are global drug cartels using Ireland as a route to get hundreds of millions of pounds worth of cocaine into Great Britain and Europe? Darragh MacIntyre investigates.
Cocaine cartels are using remote, unguarded sections of the Irish coast as a smuggling route to get hundreds of millions of pounds worth of the drug into Great Britain and mainland Europe. In a joint Spotlight/Panorama investigation, Darragh MacIntyre uncovers a trafficking network stretching from South America to Iran and hears how Northern Ireland organised crime gangs are involved.
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Tue 14 Oct 2025
22:40
蜜芽传媒 One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Darragh MacIntyre |
| Producer | Stephen Dempster |
| Assistant Editor | Chris Thornton |
| Editor | Gwyneth Jones |
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