Gardaí seize 39 e-bikes in day of action in Dublin
Thirty-nine electric bikes have been seized by gardaí in Dublin as part of an operation targeting the suspected use of the bikes in criminal activity.
During a day of action yesterday, gardaí executed search warrants in a number of locations in the Dublin 10 and Dublin 24 areas.
Fifteen helmets and nine batteries were also seized during the operation alongside the 39 bikes, with the total value of the seized goods estimated at over €130,000.
Additionally, a bank account, with an operational balance of over €99,000, was frozen under money laundering legislation.
Gardaí said Operation Meacan, which commenced in December 2023, aims to tackle the use of electric motorbikes in criminal activity including including drug dealing, money laundering, transporting firearms, drug related intimidation and other serious offences.
The garda operation is led by the Divisional Serious Crime Unit with support from the Community Engagement Unit and Community Policing Unit based in Tallaght, alongside the Divisional Roads Policing Unit.
Yesterday's day of action was led by garda members attached to the Tallaght Fraud Unit and Tallaght Crime Unit, gardaí said.
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