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Revenue sells drug-smuggling ship MV Matthew for $1 after upkeep costs of almost €17m

The cargo vessel at the centre of Ireland’s largest-ever cocaine seizure has been berthed in Cork Harbour since September 2023.
Independent.ie

1,000 days later, drug ship MV Matthew leaves millions of euros and awkward questions in its wake following Cork departure

A Cork TD and member of the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee says that the Revenue Commissioners will be made to answer ...
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Drug-smuggling ship MV Matthew's move to Dutch scrapyard delayed due to technical issue

THE MV MATTHEW, the cargo ship at the centre of Ireland’s biggest-ever cocaine seizure, is due to leave Cork Harbour after almost three years tied up at the port. The bulk carrier has sold to a Dutch ...
The Irish Times

Seized drug-smuggling ship MV Matthew sold for one dollar

A drug-smuggling cargo ship which cost the State around €17 million to maintain since its seizure three years ago was transferred to a company for a “nominal” fee of one dollar, Revenue has said. The ...