The Criminal Assets Bureau with the assistance of the Garda Emergency Response Unit and the Revenue Customs Dog Unit conducted a search operation in county Longford this morning, 16/03/2021.
A total of six searches were conducted at five residential and one professional premises.
The following was seized -
- 201 VW Passat
- Financial Documents & Electronic media
- Documentation in relation to ownership of assets
Financial accounts with monies in excess of €37,000 were restrained by way of Orders under Section 17 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010.
Arising from this morning’s searches eight dogs have been taken into care by the local Dog Warden.
The CAB investigation is focused on an Organised Criminal Group (OCG) based in county Longford who are suspected to be involved in the sale and supply of controlled drugs, intimidation, unlicensed money lending and the extortion of monies. Today’s search operation is connected to the CAB search operation in County Longford on 06/07/2020 (see previous press release here).
