Irish held over UK €130m drugs haul

British police are questioning two Irish people over a €130 million drugs-trafficking operation in Britain.

British police are questioning two Irish people over a €130 million drugs-trafficking operation in Britain.

The pair - understood to be long-term residents in England - were arrested during Scotland Yard's biggest simultaneous raid on 28 properties across London and the home counties.

More than 500 police officers took part in the operation, which targeted one of the Britain's largest cocaine and cannabis rings.

An estimated 220lb (100kg) of suspected cocaine, cash and several firearms were seized.

A total of 22 people were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering. They included suspects of British, Irish, Israeli, Iraqi, and Egyptian backgrounds.

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