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Dublin Live
6 days ago
- Dublin Live
Dublin raids see one arrested and drugs seized as gardai target organised crime gang
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A man has been arrested after a garda raid targeting an organised crime group in west Dublin. The search operation, which took place earlier today, targeted multiple industrial premises in the capital. During the searches by the Dublin Crime Response Team, multiple drugs were found. They included cocaine, ketamine, MDMA and tools used for drug distribution including hydraulic presses. The seizure is estimated to be valued at €415,000. (Image: Garda Press Office) A garda spokesman said: "The recovered drugs include 1.65 kg of cocaine, 4kg of ketamine, and 1kg of MDMA. The total estimated value of the seizure is €415,500, pending further analysis. A man in his 20s was arrested and remains in custody under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act, 1996 at a Garda station in the Dublin Region. The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for examination and analysis. Investigations are ongoing." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Sunday World
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Sunday World
Gardai reveal location of new static speed camera
The camera will become operational from Friday, May 23, with the prosecution of speeding offences issued through Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) Drivers on the N80, Carlow, have been warned that they face a €160 fine along with three penalty points if they are caught speeding by a new 'static safety camera'. The camera will become operational from Friday, May 23, with the prosecution of speeding offences issued through Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) Gardai said that vehicles detected driving in excess of the posted speed limit will be subject to prosecution from 12 midday on the day. According to a statement issued by the Garda Press Office, static safety cameras have been proven internationally to reduce speeding. . News in 90 Seconds - May 20th Static safety cameras are now operational on the N17 Mayo, N59 Galway, N13 Donegal, N69 Limerick, R772 Wexford and the N22 Cork. They were first introduced in the Dublin Port Tunnel and on the M7, while five 'Average Safety Cameras' are also operational to cover the N3 Cavan, N5 Mayo and N2 Meath. There are also 58 GoSafe mobile safety cameras operational across 1,500 locations as well as safety cameras operated by gardaí. For the first four months of 2025, the number of FCNs issued as a result of detections by static and average safety cameras include 327 on the M50; 1,004 on the M7; 163 on the N3; 228 on the N5; 98 on the N2; and 145 on the Galway N59. One of the highest, 1,581 were issued on the back of a static safety camera on the Donegal N13. A static safety camera on the Mayo N17 detected a total of 2,385, which were issued after a technical issue was resolved Nearly 2,000 speeding fines sent to motorists over a six-week period were cancelled due to a problem with the camera system on the regional route. Speeding fines and penalty points issued to motorists in Mayo over a 39-day period were to be revoked by gardaí due to the problem. A total of 1,871 fixed charge notices for speeding were generated by the static speed safety camera system on the N17 near Claremorris in Mayo on the days it was operational between December 20, 2024, and February 12. Gardaí have said the camera was fully functional and was accurately identifying offences, but it was not certified. All fixed charge notices and penalty points detected by that camera system on the N17 over that period have therefore been revoked, gardaí said in a statement last February.
Irish Independent
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Irish Independent
Gardaí give details of location of new static speed camera
The camera will become operational from Friday, May 23, with the prosecution of speeding offences issued through Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) Gardaí said that vehicles detected driving in excess of the posted speed limit will be subject to prosecution from 12 midday on the day. According to a statement issued by the Garda Press Office, static safety cameras have been proven internationally to reduce speeding. Static safety cameras are now operational on the N17 Mayo, N59 Galway, N13 Donegal, N69 Limerick, R772 Wexford and the N22 Cork. They were first introduced in the Dublin Port Tunnel and on the M7, while five 'Average Safety Cameras' are also operational to cover the N3 Cavan, N5 Mayo and N2 Meath. There are also 58 GoSafe mobile safety cameras operational across 1,500 locations as well as safety cameras operated by gardaí. For the first four months of 2025, the number of FCNs issued as a result of detections by static and average safety cameras include 327 on the M50; 1,004 on the M7; 163 on the N3; 228 on the N5; 98 on the N2; and 145 on the Galway N59. One of the highest, 1,581 were issued on the back of a static safety camera on the Donegal N13. A static safety camera on the Mayo N17 detected a total of 2,385, which were issued after a technical issue was resolved. Nearly 2,000 speeding fines sent to motorists over a six-week period were cancelled due to a problem with the camera system on the regional route. ADVERTISEMENT Speeding fines and penalty points issued to motorists in Mayo over a 39-day period were to be revoked by gardaí due to the problem. A total of 1,871 fixed charge notices for speeding were generated by the static speed safety camera system on the N17 near Claremorris in Mayo on the days it was operational between December 20, 2024, and February 12. Gardaí have said the camera was fully functional and was accurately identifying offences, but it was not certified. All fixed charge notices and penalty points detected by that camera system on the N17 over that period have therefore been revoked, gardaí said in a statement last February.
The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Fresh ‘overhaul' probe of drug gang The Family's financial web as ‘brute' gang leader stays under radar in Dublin estate
THE Criminal Assets Bureau is scrutinising a forensic accountant's report into the finances of Ireland's top drug trafficking gang, we can reveal. Pressure continues to mount on The Family mob, while specialist gardai press on hammering the 5 Cops lift a member of The Family mob Credit: Garda Press Office Handout 5 Members of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) Credit: Garda Press Office Handout 5 Police nab suspected drug traffickers Credit: Europol But despite repeated blows at the hands of the Garda National Drugs and Organised However, investigators suspect that the The GNDOCB quizzed a number of the life-long drug dealers for directing the activities of an organised crime gang following a series of raids in late March. It came on the back of a major international investigation, which saw the takedown of the encrypted Ghost network — used by senior members of The Family to organise millions of euro worth of cocaine and heroin shipments from READ MORE IN IRISH NEWS The mob has dominated Ireland's cocaine market since the And they continue their trade with heroin, which they have been doing for over two decades. But investigators continue to plough on in their investigations, with The Irish Sun on Sunday has learned the bureau is examining The Family's MOST READ IN THE IRISH SUN A source told The Irish Sun on Sunday: 'When you're dealing with a transnational organised crime gang like this, which is well-structured in a way to protect those at the very top of it, every possible avenue to tackle them has to be taken. 'That's what is happening here. And the overall investigation into The Family has made huge strides in the last 18 months. Moment US authorities announce they're offering a $5m bounty for information about Daniel Kinahan ' 'It takes massive resources and a prolonged period of time to unravel these organisations. GHOST NETWORK TAKEDOWN 'But with the Ghost network takedown and other work put in so far in terms of various seizures, establishing how the gang operate their money laundering side of the business and other various factors, gardai have made huge progress.' The beefed-up leader of The Family once shied away from violence — because of the heat it drew to his business from gardai. The change of tack in adding murder and brute force to its arsenal to stay on top of the underworld industry in recent years is how they've placed themselves as the GNDOCB's number one target. Just before last Christmas, its associates were intercepted on their way to kill a close associate of murder victim Cormac Berkeley, who the gang took out in 2022. After the leader was quizzed by gardai this year, he is suspected of ordering an arson attack on vehicles linked to a man who was allegedly caught transporting millions of euro worth of his cocaine. STAYING UNDER THE RADAR Such violence and intimidation, which has only spurred gardai on further to take the gang down, has placed even more media attention on the gang leader. He, unlike cartel leader He lives in a modest semi on an estate in Another source said: 'This guy is a brute and dangerous. He hates the attention on him and his gang because it affects business. 'But greed and his need to assert power put him in that situation.' As part of the investigation, gardai believe he had a hands-on role in directing and overseeing at least nine drug trafficking and money laundering operations last year. When he was quizzed in March, his two brothers who sit directly below him in the group, two key facilitators and a man who stored drugs on his behalf were also lifted. One of the associates is the mob's tech guru, in his 40s from MILLIONS WORTH OF COCAINE Another is their head of logistics in Ireland, a man said to be in his 60s from After Europol disabled Ghost, detectives here seized €22million worth of cocaine and hundreds of thousands in cash — directly linked to The Family. Spanish police have also lifted 20 associates linked to The Family over the past 12 months and seized items to the value of over €1million. Those associated with The Family who have been jailed include Paul Bourke, 56, from Another is Hungarian pilot Zoltan Nemeth, 63, who flew €8.4million of heroin into Ireland in 2023. 5 Irish and Spanish law enforcement authorities took decisive action against one of Ireland's high-risk criminal networks Credit: Europol 5 Daniel Kinahan Credit: The Sun
RTÉ News
16-05-2025
- RTÉ News
President, Taoiseach and Tánaiste to attend funeral of Garda Kevin Flatley
Liam Geraghty from the Garda Press Office talks about Garda Kevin Flatley who died in the line of duty. His funeral takes place this afternoon in Balbriggan.
