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Case No. 14164Organised crime · Co. Dublin · 24 Mar 2025

Five men arrested in Dublin in organised crime gang investigation

On 24 March 2025, five men were arrested in Dublin by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau as part of an ongoing investigation into an organised crime group based in west Dublin. The alleged offences are said to be contrary to the Criminal Justice Act 2006, and the men are being held in garda custody at stations across the Dublin and eastern garda regions. The first reports gave no names and no charges, and no court appearances or sentences have been reported. The latest development is that the five men were being held in garda custody when the arrests were reported that afternoon.

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  2. Arrested24 Mar
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  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Five men were arrested in Dublin as part of a major investigation into an organised crime gang.
Where
The organised crime group under investigation is based in west Dublin.
When
The arrests were made on the morning of 24 March 2025.
Investigation
  • The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau made the arrests as part of an ongoing probe.
  • Several garda units supported the operation.
Charges
No charges were given in the first reports, which describe the alleged offences as contrary to the Criminal Justice Act 2006.
Other details
  • The five men are being held in garda custody at stations across the Dublin and eastern garda regions.
  • No names of the men were given in the first report of the arrests.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatFive men were arrested in Dublin as part of a major investigation into a criminal gang. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe organised crime group under investigation is based in west Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe arrests were made the morning the article was published. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau made the arrests as part of an ongoing probe. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was supported by several garda units. (thejournal.ie)
  • chargeThe alleged offences are contrary to the Criminal Justice Act 2006. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe men are detained in garda custody at stations across the Dublin and eastern garda regions. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 Mar2025
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    Photos: Five men arrested in Dublin as part of major investigation into organised crime gang

    First report of the arrests of five men in the GNDOCB operation against an organised crime group in west Dublin. No names or charges are given.

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