The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) with the assistance of the Garda Emergency Response Unit (ERU), the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), the Garda Stolen Motor Vehicle Investigation Unit (SMVIU), the Garda Technical Bureau and the Garda Dog Unit are conducting a search operation this morning, Friday the 15th March 2019, targeting the assets and activities of an Organised Crime Gang based in the Limerick City and County areas.
Searches are being conducted in counties, Limerick, Tipperary and Dublin.
The CAB investigation centres on an Organised Crime Gang involved in the sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Limerick City and County areas, and who are laundering the proceeds of their criminal conduct through a Car Sales Outlet in Limerick City.
The search operation is currently ongoing and no further details are available. Updates will be provided.
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