Man (30s) arrested as gardai seize €638k in cash after stopping vehicle in Cabra, West Dublin
A man has been arrested after gardai seized €638,000 in cash following the interception of a vehicle shortly after 4pm in the Cabra area of West Dublin yesterday afternoon.
The man, in his 30s, was arrested in relation to 'facilitating and enhancing money laundering activities' for an organised crime gang.
Gardai said this morning the arrest was carried out by personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) as part of ongoing investigations targeting organised crime activity under Operation Tara.
Following the interception of the vehicle they also conducted a search of a residential premises in the Cabra area.
'During the course of this operation €638,000 in cash, a money counter and money laundering paraphernalia was recovered,' a Garda spokesperson said.
'One male (aged in his 30') was arrested pursuant to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 in relation to facilitating and enhancing money laundering activities for an organised crime group and is currently detained, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, at a Dublin Garda Station.
'Investigations are ongoing.'
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