More than € 1 million in drugs, € 550 thousand in cash seized and 3 arrested in a Dublin organized crime investigation



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Three people have been arrested and more than € 1 million in drugs and € 550 thousand in cash seized in connection with an investigation into organized crime in Dublin.

Gardai detected several vehicles yesterday afternoon, around 6 p.m., in the Donore Road and North Road areas of Drogheda, Co Louth.

Two men, ages 50 and 39, and a woman, 43, were arrested on suspicion of improving the ability of an organized crime gang to commit a serious crime.

They are currently being held under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act of 2007 at Garda stations in Dublin.

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After being caught, searches were made in Dublin, Meath, Louth and Wexford.

Cash worth more than € 550k was found, along with drugs including cocaine worth more than € 1.1 million.

Three vehicles, six high-value watches, two encrypted communications devices and two signal blocking devices were also seized.

Some of the drugs seized by gardai

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Chief Superintendent of Detectives Angela Willis, Head of the Garda Office of the National Office of Drugs and Organized Crime, said: “The Garda National Office of Drugs and Organized Crime continues to pursue those involved in serious and organized crime, while movement restrictions associated with Coronavirus (COVID-19) are in place, leading to yet another successful outcome of an operation, involving the seizure of significant amounts of controlled drugs and cash and other property considered product of the crime and the arrest of three suspects. “



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