CAB seizes 23 vehicles along with €400k in cash in West Dublin

The Criminal Assets Bureau conducted a search operation in west Dublin as part of ongoing CAB investigation into targets linked to a Dublin-based organised crime group.
CAB seizes 23 vehicles along with €400k in cash in West Dublin

Kenneth Fox

A total of 23 vehicles, €400,000 in cash and frozen funds were seized in a CAB operation in West Dublin on Wednesday.

The Criminal Assets Bureau conducted a search operation in west Dublin as part of ongoing CAB investigation into targets linked to a Dublin-based organised crime group.

This group is involved in the trafficking of controlled drugs in the DMR West Division.

CAB officers were assisted by gardaí from DMR West, the Emergency Response Unit, the Armed Support Unit, the Stolen Motor Vehicle Investigation Unit and the Customs Dog Unit.

The operation involved 130 personnel carrying out searches at 14 different locations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.

A quantity of suspected cannabis herb, electronic devices and assorted documentation were also seized.

This operation marks a significant development in CAB’s ongoing proceeds of crime.

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