Cash, vehicles and sedatives worth more than €463,000 seized in Dublin and Kildare raids

Raids of 38 homes, three businesses and a safety deposit box were carried out on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 and Wednesday, May 29.

In total, €263,500 in cash was seized in addition to a Volkswagen Golf GTI (worth approximately €40,000), a Mercedes CLA Estate (valued at approximately €40,000), a Yamaha R1 sports motorcycle (valued at approximately €20,000) and a Citroen Dispatch (valued at approximately €5,000 and containing a specially made concealed compartment in the floor of the van for transporting drugs/cash/firearms).

Gardaí also seized €109,000 of suspected zopiclone tablets and €4,000 of alprazolam tablets as well as bank drafts for €40,000, deeds for three Spanish properties and two cash counting machines.

A number of designer watches, including Rolex and Tag Heuer, were also uncovered and seized alongside over €50,000 of assorted designer clothing and footwear.

The operation was led by the Serious Crime Investigation, Drugs and Specialist Support Units of the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) South.

They were assisted by gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT), the DMR West, the Garda Dog Unit, the DMR North Central, and the Garda Armed Support Unit.

The majority of searches were undertaken in the DMR South but searches were also conducted in the DMR West, DMR North Central, DMR South Central, and in Kildare.

One man has been arrested in connection with this operation. He is currently being detained at a garda station in the Dublin Region under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. Investigations are ongoing.