Searches in Laois and Dublin net over €390,000 in cash
Published 5th Oct 2024, 21:33 GMT
Gardaí arrested three people in connection with the seizures
Gardaí have arrested three people following the seizure of €390,650 in cash during searches in Dublin and Portlaoise on Friday.
A large quantity of cash was seized when Gardaí with the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau stopped two vehicles on Friday evening in West Dublin.
Two men aged in their 40s and 60s and a woman in her 50s were arrested.
Follow up searches in Dublin and Portlaoise led to further cash seizures.
Assistant Commissioner Justin Kelly, Organised and Serious Crime commended gardaí involved in the operation.
The three people who were arrested are currently detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at a Garda Station in North Dublin.