Issue Date: 9th December 2021
At 9am this morning, Thursday 9th December 2021, during the course of an ongoing investigation targeting persons suspected to be involved in organised crime, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), and the Special Crime Task Force (SCTF) intercepted a vehicle in Swords, Co. Dublin. In the course of the search of this vehicle, a quantity of cash to the value of €83,750 was seized.
One man, aged 55 years, was arrested at the scene and is currently detained, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50 of Criminal Justice Act, 2007, at Swords Garda Station.
Investigations are ongoing.