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Three Arrested After €700,000 In Cash Seized In Dublin

3 men have been arrested after €700,000 in cash and a number of drugs were seized in Dublin. The ope...
Niall Colbert
Niall Colbert

3:25 PM - 27 May 2020



Three Arrested After €700,000...

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Three Arrested After €700,000 In Cash Seized In Dublin

Niall Colbert
Niall Colbert

3:25 PM - 27 May 2020



3 men have been arrested after €700,000 in cash and a number of drugs were seized in Dublin.

The operation to tackle organised crime took place on Tuesday evening when a car was intercepted on Collins Avenue in Dublin 9.

When the car was searched Gardai found €400,000 in cash which was then seized.

2 men aged 53 and 29 were arrested on suspicion of having been involved in organised crime.

In follow up searches at premises in Dublin and Meath a further €300 thousand in cash was discovered.

Gardai also recovered around €30,000 worth of cocaine and MDMA.

A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection with drug trafficking.

Gardai say 2 million euro in cash has been seized so far this year - designed to impact significantly on particular organised crime gangs.



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