(Irish Examiner) Liz Dunphy - Iran and Hizbullah worked with the Kinahan cartel in a foiled plot to traffic more than 2.2 tons of cocaine through Irish waters, authorities believe. Two Iranians were sentenced on Friday for their involvement in a drug trafficking operation on the MV Matthew, in the biggest seizure of cocaine in Ireland's history. Saied Hassani, 39, a third officer, and the former captain of the MV Matthew, Soheil Jelveh, 51, are believed to have direct links to Hizbullah. The ship loaded its cocaine cargo in Venezuela.
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