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Two British men have admitted their role in a drug-smuggling ring, after 1.7 tonnes of cocaine were seized from a yacht in the Atlantic in 2007. Two British men have admitted their role in a drug-smuggling ring after 1.7 tonnes of cocaine were seized from a yacht in the Atlantic in 2007.
The men pleaded guilty to possession of drugs with intent to import at Cork in the Irish Republic. It is estimated the drugs were worth more than £400m. The men pleaded guilty to possession of drugs with intent to supply at Cork in the Irish Republic. It is estimated the drugs were worth more than £400m.
They were arrested after an operation by Irish navy, police and customs officers in November 2007.They were arrested after an operation by Irish navy, police and customs officers in November 2007.
The boat they were on had left the Caribbean a month earlier.The boat they were on had left the Caribbean a month earlier.
The seizure exceeded a previous record-breaking haul of 1.5 tonnes of cocaine valued at 440 million euro (£323m) which washed up on the Cork coast near Mizen Head in July 2007 after an elaborate trafficking scam fell apart. Vessel tracked
The seizure exceeded a previous record-breaking haul of 1.5 tonnes of cocaine valued at 440 million euros (£323m) which washed up on the Cork coast near Mizen Head in July 2007 after an elaborate trafficking scam fell apart.
Philip Doo, 52, from Brixham, Devon, and Christopher Wiggins, 42, from Malaga in Spain, admitted possession of the drugs, which came from South America.
European intelligence agencies tracked their boat, Dances With Waves, across the Atlantic, before the vessel was raided 170 miles (273km) off the coast of west Cork.
At the time it was said to be close to overturning in storm force winds.
A third man, David Mufford, 44, from Torquay, Devon, is also accused of being involved in the smuggling operation, and will appear before the court on Monday to be arraigned and enter a plea.