Leader of Clan del Golfo cartel sanctioned on Tuesday by same American agency that imposed sanctions on Kinahan cartel leaders last year
Others added such a large quantity of cocaine would take so long to sell in Ireland that it would result in large quantities of the drug being stored for a long period, increasing the risk of detection. The sources added that large Irish gangs generally took receipt of drugs in quantities they knew they could supply to several smaller groups immediately after taking delivery of it.
Last night the Castlemore fishing vessel – which was to be used to land the drugs in Ireland – remained stranded on the Money Weights sandbank off Wexford. Bad weather prevented Customs Officers boarding on Wednesday to establish whether any cocaine was on the 15m vessel. Further attempts to board the trawler are expected to be made over the weekend.
On Tuesday, the same day Army Rangers fast-roped from Air Corps helicopters on to the deck of the MV Matthew in the sea off east Cork, the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed financial sanctions on senior Colombian and Mexican cartel leaders. One of those was Colombian Jobanis de Jesus Avila Villadiego, the new leader of Clan del Golfo suspected of being the source of the cocaine on the MV Matthew. Ofac is the same agency thatThe MV Matthew remained in Cork on Wednesday night, undergoing examination as gardaí continued to question seven men, the latest of whom was arrested on Thursday.
Gardaí believe that boat, bought in Co Cork last week, was to be used to take delivery at sea of some or all of the cocaine on the MV Matthew. As well as the two men on that boat, five others – who were all on the MV Matthew bulk cargo ship – were also being questioned last night.
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