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E-scooters, motorbikes, drugs, cash and chainsaw seized in massive Garda raids
Thirty-nine electric scooters, 14 electric bikes, six quad bikes and €10,000 worth of high-value clothing were among the items seized during a massive Garda raid in Dublin.
Gardaí from the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) South Functional Areas conducted a Day of Action on Tuesday (June 17) targeting electric motorbikes suspected of being used in criminal activity.
During today's Day of Action, in an operation led by members attached to the Tallaght, Crumlin and Terenure Crime Units, assisted by members from Community Policing, Uniform, Armed Support Unit, Search teams and a Local authority Dog Warden conducted a total of 40 searches under warrant which began at 7am this morning.
A number of items were seized during the searches in south Dublin this morning. These include:
· Electric Scooters – 39
· Quads – 6
· Surron Electric Scrambler – 1
· Electric Bikes – 14
· Motorbikes – 5
· High Value Clothing - €10,000
· Cash - €13,245
· Cannabis - €12,000
· Cocaine - €2,000
· Tablets - €125
· Mobile Phones – 11
· Chainsaw – 1
· Knives
· Fireworks
· Motorbike Helmets – 6
The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for examination and analysis.
Gardai said that investigations are ongoing.
Tuesday's Day of Action was carried out as part of Operation Meacan, which commenced in the DMR South in December 2023 and is led by the Divisional Serious Crime Unit with support from the Community Engagement Unit and Community Policing Unit based in Tallaght, and the Divisional and Regional Roads Policing Units.
The aim of Operation Meacan is to tackle the use of electric motorbikes which are being used for criminal activity including drug dealing, money laundering, transporting firearms, Drug Related Intimidation (DRI) and other serious offences.
