More than €269K seized during Newcastle search operation

A MAN in his thirties was arrested following the seizure of more than €269,000 in cash during a search in the Newcastle area on Tuesday, June 14.

Garda personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) seized €269,280 in cash following the search operation.

The search, under Operation Tara, is part of an ongoing investigation being conducted by the GNDOCB into transnational organised crime activity.

According to a Garda statement issued on Wednesday afternoon: “A residential premises was searched in Newcastle, Dublin 22 which led to the seizure of €269,280 in cash.

“The cash was seized along with a vacuum packing machine and several communication devices.

“A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of enhancing/facilitating an organised crime group to commit a serious offence contrary to Section 72 of Criminal Justice Act 2006.

“The man is currently detained under Section 50 of Criminal Justice Act, 2007, at Clondalkin Garda Station, Dublin.”

Investigations are ongoing, gardai said.