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Over €22,000 and multiple luxury watches seized by CAB in search operations
Searches took place in South Dublin, West Dublin, Kildare and Laois this morning.
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Searches took place in South Dublin, West Dublin, Kildare and Laois this morning.
The search was part of an investigation into the assets of an international organised criminal group.
Over €85,000 “has been restrained” in financial accounts, a garda spokesperson said.
The Criminal Assets Bureau seized €53 million worth of cryptocurrency in 2020.
12 locations were searched in Co Longford this morning.
In addition to the items seized, €151,000 in financial accounts was frozen.
The Criminal Assets Bureau is investigating the assets of people suspected to be involved in the sale and supply of drugs.
The searches were carried out in Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wexford this morning.
Investigators also seized high value and designer goods from brands like Hublot, Rolex and Celine.
Ten locations in Duleek, Trim and Dublin were searched yesterday.
Two women and a man were arrested in connection with the seisure.
The money frozen today comes from two separate investigations conducted by the Criminal Assets Bureau.
Gardaí said the operation targeted a “criminal grouping aligned to a number of organised crime groups”.
CAB is now the receiver for the sale of assets identified as connected to feud-related activity in Drogheda.
Over €5 million has come from Revenue investigations with CAB.
The operation was described as a “significant development” in an ongoing investigation.
Seven people have been arrested for money laundering offences.
The jump in frozen assets is due in the main to the granting of a freezing order over cryptocurrency to the value of €53 million.
Gardaí helped CAB carry out the search operation today.
Christopher Waldron (37) of Cabra is facing proceedings brought by CAB.
Four phones and a number of banking and financial documents were also seized.
Gardaí said that the investigation was focused on the ‘extensive redevelopment’ of a house.
Gardaí said today’s search operation has dealt “a significant blow to the drug distribution network in Cork”.
The searches today formed part of an ongoing investigation into a local organised crime gang.
Six men and one woman were detained after 15 searches at locations across Northern Ireland yesterday and today.
No arrests have been made.
The appeal comes amid an ongoing investigation by gardaí in Dublin and the Criminal Assets Bureau.
No arrests have been made in relation to the seizures.
The Criminal Assets Bureau welcomed today’s judgement.
The searches were carried as part of an investigation into a group suspected of being involved in various international smuggling activities.
The search was carried out this morning in Tuam.
Gardaí the operation is a significant development in the ongoing investigation targeting assets derived from the proceeds of crime.
The searches were carried out in Limerick, Cork and Waterford.
One of the companies that hired the two men was building houses for Dublin City Council.
CAB conducted searches of eight locations in Wexford and Dublin this morning.
A total of 10 locations across Meath, Cavan and Monaghan were searched this morning.
A man was also arrested.
The search in the Rathcoole area was carried out as part of an ongoing operation targeting organised crime.
The man in his 50s was arrested this morning in Co Wexford.