Three people arrested and will be deported after garda raids in north Dublin

Three people have been arrested and will be deported from Ireland after designer clothes, cannabis, and cash were seized during raids in north Dublin today.

Gardai investigating ongoing criminal activity in the area conducted the searches this morning. Over 140 officers were involved in the mass operation from various units including the Emergency Response Unit, the National Immigration Bureau, the National Protective Services Bureau, the Dog Unit, the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the National Economic Crime Bureau and the Public Order Unit, as well as local gardai.

Locations in Coolock, Balbriggan, and Finglas were hit up by gardai this morning. Officers say the searches were targeting gangs behind “suspected money laundering, the sale and supply of drugs, possession of weapons, immigration offences, illegal waste disposal and suspected theft”.

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Officers seized €32,750 in cash, €15,000 worth of suspected cannabis herb, €40,000 worth of designer clothing, jewellery and shoes, and financial documentation, while €241,000 worth of assets were frozen in various bank accounts. Three people were arrested by officers on immigration offences.

All three are now set to be deported from Ireland “in due course”, a garda spokesperson said. They added: “This search operation also forms part of the investigation into an incident of violent disorder that occurred at a premises in Balgriffin.”

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