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# Organised Crime

Gardaí seize drugs worth €285,000 and €100,000 in cash in Meath

Heroin, crack cocaine and a submachine gun were found during searches today and yesterday.

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Mar 15th 2017, 7:12 PM

# Organised Crime

Heroin and crack cocaine worth €60,000, plus €50,000 in cash, seized in Meath

Two men have been arrested.

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Mar 14th 2017, 9:06 PM

# crackdown

Over €300k belonging to criminal gang discovered in woman's home following search

A total of 15 guns, including an an assault rifle, were found by gardaí at a west Dublin premises yesterday.

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Jan 25th 2017, 5:30 PM

# Organised Crime

Two men arrested in Dublin 7 drugs seizure

Cannabis with an estimated street value of €83,000 was seized by Gardaí.

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Dec 30th 2016, 9:11 PM

# Rathkeale

Two arrested and 'significant amount' of cash seized from organised crime gang in Limerick

The searches were conducted at seven private residences and four premises in the Limerick area.

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Dec 14th 2016, 2:54 PM

# Organised Crime

Cars, cash and jewellery seized in CAB raids targeting Dublin gang

Some 46 cars were seized when 20 premises were raided this morning.

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Oct 18th 2016, 8:23 PM

# Organised Crime

Gardaí raid 20 properties across Dublin in major gangland crackdown

Gardaí say that the raids are ongoing.

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Oct 18th 2016, 11:54 AM

# Criminal Assets Bureau

A man has been arrested in Spain over the murder of Gary Hutch

The operation is supported by other law enforcement agencies including Spain’s La Guardia Civil.

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Sep 14th 2016, 12:13 PM

# Organised Crime

Gardaí seize almost €200,000 in cash as part of investigation into organised crime in Meath

Gardaí hope the operation will disrupt criminal networks engaged in money laundering arising from criminal activity.

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Sep 13th 2016, 6:06 PM

# Investigation

Man charged over investigation into organised crime

He was arrested during an intelligence-led operation targeting criminals.

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Jul 3rd 2016, 1:07 PM

# Security Breach

Man arrested after scaling wall at Buckingham Palace

He managed to stay on the grounds for seven minutes before being arrested.

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May 19th 2016, 1:42 PM

# Crime

Gardaí investigating gangland crime may soon be working out of prefabs

The lease on the Dublin Metropolitan region headquarters at Harcourt Square expires this month and staff have no idea where they’re going.

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May 1st 2016, 7:45 AM

# South-east

Two women charged as part of organised crime crackdown

Up to 80 gardaí were involved in searches in Waterford and Wexford today.

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Mar 22nd 2016, 9:52 PM

# Courts

Court bars partner of Limerick gangland criminal from going on foreign holiday

The woman, charged with having €68,000 in criminal proceeds, has been denied her passport.

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Mar 9th 2016, 10:18 PM

# Dublin

Heroin worth €840,000 seized after tip-off about suspicious activity

Suspicious activity was reported in the Limekiln Lane area of Dublin.

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Feb 6th 2016, 7:01 PM

# Organised Crime

Mexican mayor murdered the day after taking office

Police were then later involved in a shootout with the suspected assailants.

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Jan 3rd 2016, 7:30 PM

# Cross-border crime

New force will dismantle 'insidious and corrosive' organised criminal gangs

A new interagency task force is being set up to tackle the threat posed by gangs exploiting the border between north and south.

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Dec 21st 2015, 4:30 PM

# West Dublin

€260,000 seized in crackdown on organised crime

Two cars and houses were searched as part of the investigation.

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Sep 27th 2015, 6:01 PM

Voices

Revenue and gardaí need to clamp down hard on the owners of rickshaws before it's too late

Some rickshaw owners in the capital are bringing in €15,000 a week in untaxed income, and organised crime is beginning to take note writes Derek Keating.

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Aug 20th 2015, 8:00 AM

# Organised Crime

Police have seized two BILLION euro from the mafia

The gang “recycled an enormous amount of ‘dirty’ money through the use of gaming accounts”.

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Jul 22nd 2015, 1:40 PM

# Organised Crime

Three in court after €1 million worth of cannabis found hidden with soap

The men are due before the Criminal Courts of Justice.

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Jun 12th 2015, 2:11 PM

# Dublin

Seven armed men arrested after Gardaí stop van

The men’s ages ranged from early twenties to mid fifties.

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Mar 13th 2015, 5:01 PM

# Organised Crime

Three machine guns, a handgun and heroin worth €360k seized in Dublin

A man has been arrested following the discovery in Ballyfermot.

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Feb 11th 2015, 6:25 PM

# Organised Crime

Five men arrested over burglaries in Tipperary area

A number of searches were carried out at Dublin and Carlow this morning.

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Feb 5th 2015, 6:38 PM

# Organised Crime

Almost 2,000,000 cigarettes seized in huge cross border operation

A processing plant, millions of cigarettes, cash and a van was seized.

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Feb 4th 2015, 7:56 AM

# Organised Crime

Guns, painting and antiques among items seized in 30 raids this morning

The raids were carried out in Kildare, Dublin, Cork and Louth.

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Jan 29th 2015, 3:05 PM

# do you smell that?

PSNI hands out "Scratch and Sniff" cards to combat cannabis cultivation

“It’s completely safe, there are no drugs in the card.”

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Sep 25th 2014, 11:10 AM

# Organised Crime

Gardaí seize €700,000 worth of heroin and cannabis in Co Meath

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking.

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Sep 19th 2014, 2:23 PM

# Investigation

Guns found at two Dublin houses in organised crime raid

Two women and one man were arrested in connection with the raid.

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Sep 14th 2014, 3:04 PM

# PSNI

Man released over human trafficking investigation in Armagh

PSNI detectives are sending a file to the Public Prosecution Service following labour exploitation operation.

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Aug 20th 2014, 10:08 AM

# Organised Crime

100 gardaí involved in morning crime raids in Waterford

The operation is ongoing.

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Jun 3rd 2014, 9:13 AM

# War On Drugs

€1.5 million worth of cannabis herb found in Dublin business park

Six men were arrested in two drugs seizures today.

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May 5th 2014, 9:39 PM

# Organised Crime

Crime boss Christopher Zambra shot up to 8 times in Drimnagh shooting

The 39-year-old was visiting his sister’s home on Cooley Road yesterday when he was ambushed by a number of gunmen.

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May 5th 2014, 10:26 AM

# Organised Crime

Drimnagh shooting victim found dead in front garden

The shooting occurred just before 3pm today on the Cooley Road.

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May 4th 2014, 9:59 PM

# Organised Crime

"Stop doing evil": Pope Francis takes on the mafia

“Men and women of the mafia… change your way of life. Stop doing evil, convert,” he said.

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Mar 21st 2014, 7:48 PM

# dougie moran

Witness appeal after major criminal linked to John Gilligan gunned down [pics]

Stephen ‘Dougie’ Moran was shot dead outside his house at a Lucan housing estate last night. A burnt out car was found nearby.

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Mar 16th 2014, 7:49 PM

# Operation Fiacla

17-year-old girl among five arrested in organised crime crackdown

The arrests formed part of two ongoing Garda investigations.

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Feb 4th 2014, 7:32 PM

# Mafia

Mobster (78) charged with 'Goodfellas' airport heist after being caught on a wire

Vincent Asaro was caught on tape complaining that he was cheated by Jimmy “The Gent” Burke, later portrayed by Robert DeNiro.

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Jan 24th 2014, 3:27 PM

# operation wireless

Cocaine worth €385,000 and parts of 8 stolen vehicles seized

Gardaí carried out 419 searches and arrested 89 people during a planned operation nationwide yesterday.

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Nov 6th 2013, 1:58 PM

# operation majesty

Bentleys, grenades and drugs in the post --- details of Garda 'Operation Majesty' revealed

To date, €2.5 million in cash, €2.5 million worth of drugs, along with firearms, and luxury cars have been uncovered as part of the operation targetting a Dutch drug gang.

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Sep 13th 2013, 10:01 PM