Man and woman (60s) arrested as gardaí seize €342,000 in cash at Dublin Airport

A man and woman, aged in their 60s, were arrested after gardaí seized €342,000 in cash at Dublin Airport on Wednesday evening
Man and woman (60s) arrested as gardaí seize €342,000 in cash at Dublin Airport

James Cox

A man and woman, aged in their 60s, were arrested after gardaí seized €342,000 in cash at Dublin Airport on Wednesday evening. 

Gardaí attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) together with colleagues from Revenue Customs Service seized €342,000 in cash from two passengers during an intelligence-led operation at Dublin Airport yesterday evening.

One man and one woman, both aged in their 60s, were arrested by gardaí following the seizure and are currently detained for questioning at a Garda station in Dublin under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.

The investigation is ongoing, gardaí said.

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