The two men arrested on suspicion of their involvement in an offence of Money Laundering, contrary to the provisions of Section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010 have been charged and are due to appear in Gorey District Court at 10:30am, this morning, 6th February 2020.
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On Tuesday, 4th February 2020, during the course of an ongoing intelligence led investigation targeting serious and organised crime, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) supported by a Special Crime Task Force, approached and interacted with the occupants of cattle transporter and a car that were parked in a lay-by on the N25, near Rosslare, County Wexford.
This interaction led to the discovery and seizure of an estimated €400,000 in cash and the arrest of two males, one Irish national aged 50 (Irish) and the other, a Polish national, age 35, arising from suspicion of their involvement in an offence of Money Laundering, contrary to the provisions of section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010.
The two arrested men are currently being detained at Wexford Garda Station under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Investigating officers have undertaken a number of related searches, in Swords, County Dublin and Trim, County Meath.
Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll of Special Crime Operations said:
"Removing the proceeds of crime from those involved in serious and organised crime is a particular priority of the Garda Síochána, in its attempt to dismantle organised crime groups that operate at an international level”.
"This significant seizure of cash by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) follows closely after another seizure of a substantial quantity of cash, last week, bringing the total amount of cash seized by that bureau, so far in 2020, to about €1 million.”
