Man (30s) arrested as part of raids into organised crime group

A man has been arrested in Co Donegal as part of an investigation into an organised crime gang involved in drug dealing and money laundering.

Over 100 gardaí conducted searches across Donegal, Sligo, Monaghan, and Laois, while there was also searches by the PSNI in Co Tyrone.

The searches were conducted at 15 residential addresses in Co. Donegal (East Donegal and Letterkenny); four in the Sligo Town area, one in Monaghan and one in Co. Laois.

A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested in Co. Donegal and is currently being detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

More than €26,000 in cash, £12,000 in sterling and quantities on cocaine, cannabis and tablets – with an estimated street value of €40,000 – were seized by gardaí, as well as mobile phones and other electronic devices.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.