(16:48) Gardaí have detained a 40-metre Mongolian registered cargo ship on suspicion of people trafficking.
The ship is anchored in Dublin Bay, just over a mile off Dun Laoghaire.
Gardaí are waiting for the arrival of a naval ship before the vessel is boarded.
The ship is currently being monitored by gardaí from a boat in the bay.
Immigration and drugs officers, along with customs and the naval service, are due to board the ship this evening.
The ship is anchored in Dublin Bay, just over a mile off Dun Laoghaire.
Gardaí are waiting for the arrival of a naval ship before the vessel is boarded.
The ship is currently being monitored by gardaí from a boat in the bay.
Immigration and drugs officers, along with customs and the naval service, are due to board the ship this evening.
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