Advertisement

Readers like you keep news free for everyone.

More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can help keep paywalls away.

Support us today
Not now
Friday 1 December 2023 Dublin: -2°C

# Organised Crime

Last week
19th November 2023 - 25th November 2023
Nine arrested as part of investigation into money laundering and smishing
Gardaí have seized €1.12 million in cryptocurrency as part of the investigation.
17.3k
0
Nov 21st 2023, 10:22 AM
Last month
November 2023
Man arrested at Dublin Airport as part of investigation into trafficking for sexual exploitation
The detained individual is currently being held at a west Dublin Garda Station, where he may be detained for up to seven days.
17.8k
0
Nov 17th 2023, 2:13 PM
This year
2023
Dubai police in Dublin for meetings with Gardaí on Kinahan gang crackdown
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris directly invited the Dubai delegation.
8.6k
0
Oct 24th 2023, 2:17 PM
High seas: Inside the multi-agency maritime pursuit of the MV Matthew
We speak to sources and hear from experts on how the Army Ranger Wing, Navy and Air Corps along with gardaí captured the MV Matthew.
70.4k
50
Sep 27th 2023, 9:32 PM
Kinahan probe: Dubai police and gardaí ramping up cooperation
A file on the Kinahan Organised Crime Group has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
9.6k
0
Sep 14th 2023, 11:30 AM
Cocaine and cannabis with €2.1m euros seized in Kildare and Westmeath
The operation targeted transnational organised crime and led to the arrest of five men and one woman.
13.8k
0
Jul 17th 2023, 6:49 AM
Garda investigation launched into senior officer suspected of obstructing money laundering probe
The long service garda, whose role is to supervise and manage gardaí, is based in the east of the country.
26.6k
0
Jul 6th 2023, 8:00 PM
Profile: Who is Liam Byrne, the leading Kinahan Cartel figure arrested in Spain at the weekend?
Byrne and a relative have been arrested by Spanish police as part of a global probe.
18.5k
0
Jun 6th 2023, 5:50 PM
Ireland at the centre of a probe into a new money laundering scheme by crime gangs
European and US experts in money laundering gathered for a summit in Dublin today.
15.0k
0
May 25th 2023, 6:27 PM
'Kinahan' drugs and cash smuggler told to pay more than €700k to UK authorities
Thomas Maher (42) originally from County Offaly was sentenced to 14 years and eight months imprisonment for drug trafficking in December 2020.
13.9k
0
May 23rd 2023, 12:53 PM
Man arrested in relation to seizure of €2.8m worth of cannabis at Dublin Port
The drugs were discovered after a van arrived from France was stopped and searched at Dublin Port.
9.5k
0
May 22nd 2023, 7:43 AM
Policing Authority warns that more resources needed for Gardaí to tackle economic crime
A report released today also highlighted issues in Garda recruitment as a consequence of the pandemic.
4.0k
2
Apr 28th 2023, 12:07 PM
Female arrested as part of investigation into 'organised prostitution' and money laundering
The arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into an Eastern European Organised Crime Group.
27.4k
0
Apr 19th 2023, 8:35 PM
Trafficked sex workers are being forced to pay over €5,000 a month to crime gangs
Detectives are investigating a number of property owners who are providing apartments to organised crime groups.
23.2k
34
Apr 18th 2023, 12:05 AM
One year on, the international operation to demolish the Kinahan gang continues step by step
A report by
Niall O'Connor
The sanctions and reward were launched in an event at Dublin Castle last year.
29.0k
0
Apr 12th 2023, 12:05 AM
Two arrested as Gardaí seize over €1.3m worth of cannabis
The two men are being detained at a garda station in North Dublin.
16.5k
10
Mar 31st 2023, 11:06 PM
Romanian court extends Andrew Tate’s detention for a third time
The British-US citizen was arrested on 29 December when authorities descended on his property north of Bucharest.
10.6k
0
Feb 21st 2023, 6:17 PM
Two men jailed for assisting in 'disgraceful and inhuman' murder of Keane Mulready-Woods
Keane Mulready-Woods (17), was last seen alive in Drogheda on January 12, 2020.
15.6k
0
Feb 10th 2023, 12:40 PM
Enough cocaine to 'service New Zealand for 30 years' found floating in Pacific Ocean
The cocaine is thought to have been dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate.
31.8k
15
Feb 8th 2023, 2:34 PM
Teen arrested as Gardaí seize over €169,000 worth of Alprazolam tablets in North Dublin
The seizure was made during an operation targeting persons suspected to be part of an organised crime group in North Dublin.
23.9k
10
Jan 13th 2023, 11:03 PM
Seven arrested in operation targeting organised crime and anti-social behaviour in west Tallaght
At 7:00am this morning, gardaí from the Tallaght District searched six residential properties in the west Tallaght area.
14.1k
0
Jan 13th 2023, 4:14 PM
Cork dissident republican group fundraising through extortion racket on organised crime
The Real IRA, The Journal has learned, has established an extortion racket to force criminals to pay for protection.
33.5k
0
Jan 9th 2023, 12:05 AM
Last year
2022
Romanian court orders 30-day detention of Andrew Tate over allegations of human trafficking
Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested yesterday.
49.9k
0
Updated
Dec 30th 2022, 8:20 PM
€860,000 worth of suspected cannabis seized in Clondalkin
A man in his 20s was arrested in connection with the seizure.
11.3k
8
Dec 17th 2022, 7:47 PM
'Cross border, organised crime feud' probed in Newry 'execution'
A 58-year-old man died after being shot multiple times in a planned ‘ambush’.
12.2k
0
Dec 2nd 2022, 2:26 PM
Europe wide operation targets drug cartel with six arrests in Dubai
Europol announced this morning that 49 suspects across Europe and the United Arab Emirates have been arrested.
25.5k
0
Nov 28th 2022, 12:39 PM
Gardaí involved in major operation against 'logistics and money laundering' gang in Spain
Europol has said that the gang was providing financial and technical support to other criminal groups in Europe.
16.7k
0
Nov 15th 2022, 12:54 PM
Man (40s) due in court following seizure of €300,000 worth of stolen goods
Gardaí arrested the man on Tuesday following the seizure.
17.6k
0
Nov 13th 2022, 1:19 PM
Man arrested and €300,000 of stolen property recovered during probe into organised crime group
The man arrested as part of this investigation is still being detained at Longford Garda Station.
22.6k
8
Nov 11th 2022, 4:56 PM
Three arrested as part of organised crime inquiry in Sligo
Investigations are ongoing
14.2k
0
Nov 7th 2022, 1:02 PM
Gardaí and Interpol search premises in Dublin and Clare in major online fraud investigation
Younng people are being recruited as money mules, gardaí have warned.
28.0k
0
Oct 14th 2022, 8:32 PM
Probe into alleged garda leak to a crime gang about a protected witness
The investigation is believed to be linked to associates of the Kinahan organised crime group.
37.8k
0
Aug 17th 2022, 8:37 PM
Lifting of Covid-19 measures a factor in surge of home break-ins
There has been a 35% rise in the first three months of the year compared to the same period last year.
24.1k
0
Aug 8th 2022, 12:05 AM
Garda detectives conduct Lanzarote raid as part of organised crime probe
Gardaí searched the residence of an Irish citizen residing there who is suspected of involvement in an organised crime gang based in Spain.
39.6k
0
Jul 12th 2022, 9:28 PM
Garda liaison officer to be appointed to UAE as part of latest crackdown on Kinahan gang
The move is the latest in a wave of international action against the Kinahan cartel.
15.0k
0
Jul 6th 2022, 1:32 PM
Gardaí seize €2 million worth of drugs including cannabis, heroin and liquid cocaine
Seven men have also been detained in connection with the seizures.
17.0k
17
Jun 23rd 2022, 4:57 PM
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.
27.4k
9
Apr 29th 2022, 6:45 PM
Gardaí arrest alleged burglary gang in Kildare operation after pursuit
The pursuit ended when the gang’s driver lost control and crashed into the parking area of a supermarket in Naas.
80.1k
0
Updated
Apr 27th 2022, 12:07 AM
Man jailed for at least 25 years for murder of Dutch writer
Christopher Hughes was sentenced at the High Court in Stirling.
22.3k
0
Apr 22nd 2022, 1:15 PM
Air and sea transport links make Ireland a 'key target' for international human trafficking
The Azure Forum looked at organised crime across the UK and Ireland and how the two jurisdictions interact.
13.1k
0
Apr 8th 2022, 12:05 AM
1
2
3
4
5
Next Articles