Two arrests made in EU-wide probe into alleged money laundering and terrorist financing

Michael Bolton

Two people have been arrested in connection with an EU-wide investigation targeting an organised criminal group involved in the sale and supply of controlled drugs and money laundering offences.

The operation was carried out by authorities from Lithuania, Ireland and the UK.

Officers from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, supported by the Garda National Dog Unit, carried out planned searches at three locations around the country last month.

Approximately €34,700 in cash, suspected controlled drugs worth around €5,000, a number of electronic devices, and financial documents were seized during the searches.

The two people were arrested in connection to alleged money laundering and terrorist financing and detained under the provisions of section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

They were questioned at a Garda station in the south of the country but have since been released.

Gardaí said a file is now being prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.