Issue Date: 03/03/2021
A man in his 40s was arrested under money laundering legislation by Gardaí in Blanchardstown following the seizure of cigarettes and cash in Blanchardstown on Monday 01 March 2021.
Shortly after 1:30pm DMR West Roads Policing Unit were conducting a checkpoint at Waterville Road as part of ongoing operations in support of public health measures. A car observed turning from the checkpoint was intercepted by Gardaí and during a search cigarettes worth in excess of €20k and €4,200 in cash was recovered.
The occupant of the car, a man in his 40s, was arrested and detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Blanchardstown Garda Station.
He has since been released without charge and a file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The investigation is ongoing.
