Arrest made after €200,000 in cash seized in Clondalkin

As part of ongoing investigations targeting serious criminal activity in the Dublin Region Gardaí attached to the Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, assisted by the newly formed Special Crime Task Force, stopped and searched a vehicle in the vicinity of the Fonthill Road  yesterday afternoon at approximately 1pm.

During the operation Gardaí located and seized a significant amount of cash, concealed in the vehicle, estimated at €200,000.

A 39-year-old man was arrested at the scene. He was detained at Ronanstown Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 but has since been released from Garda custody without charge.

A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.