More than €140k cash seized during Garda search

GARDAI arrested two people and seized over €140,000 during a search operation on Thursday, August 31.

According to a Garda statement issued, the search was conducted at a residence in Dublin 12 by gardai attached to the Dublin Crime Response Team.

The statement said: “During the course of the search, Gardaí seized €141,000 in cash.

“A man (30s) and a woman (40s) were arrested at the scene on suspicion of money laundering offences.

“Both persons were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Garda stations in Dublin.”

The man has since been charged and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday morning, September 2.

The woman was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Investigations are ongoing, gardai said.