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Update (5) Joint Task Force Co-ordinated Operation at Sea, 26th September 2023.

Issue Date: 30th September 2023

Gardaí investigating the detention of the Panamanian registered bulk cargo vessel, MV MATTHEW, and associated events have released one man.

The man was released without charge this afternoon Saturday, 30th September, 2023.

Five individuals now remain detained by investigating Gardaí under Section 50 Criminal Justice Act, 2007 at Garda stations in the Southern Region.

Investigations are ongoing.