Gardai seize cash, cars and jewellery in raids on organised crime gangs

Gardai have today seized more than 40 vehicles in searches carried out across the city, including in West Dublin.

At approximately 10am this morning searches commenced at 20 premises in the Dublin area, on foot of search warrants issued to officers attached to the Criminal Assets Bureau and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.

This targeted search operation is as a result of an ongoing multi agency investigation involving the Criminal Assets Bureau and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, including the Special Crime Task Force, into serious organised criminal activity in the Dublin Region and the suspected laundering of the proceeds of such criminality.

As result of this operation over 40 vehicles were seized along with significant amounts of cash (Euro and Sterling).

In addition jewellery and a number of watches have been seized along with considerable amounts of documentation and electronic equipment.

No arrests have been made at this time.