Issue Date: 30/04/2021
Criminal Assets Bureau Officers, supported by the Regional Armed Support Unit, District Detective Unit personnel and the Customs Dog Unit, conducted a search operation in County Wicklow this morning, Friday, 30th April, 2021.
This operation, which involved the search of two locations in Wicklow, a business in Dublin and a professional search, targeted an organised crime group (OCG) involved in burglary, theft and the sale and supply of controlled drugs throughout the Eastern Region.
A 201 Toyota Landcruiser, a 171 Nissan X-Trail and an Ifor Williams Trailer were seized during the course of these searches.
This morning’s operation is a significant development in an ongoing Criminal Assets Bureau investigation into assets acquired by an OCG involved in criminality throughout the Eastern Region.