Gardaí seize 29 cars worth up to €600,000 from South Dublin business
Gardaí seized 29 cars with an estimated value of €500,000 to €600,000 from a business in South Dublin on 20 March 2025 as part of an investigation into suspected drugs-related money-laundering and fraud offences targeting an organised crime group. Freezing orders were also placed on company accounts, freezing around €200,000 suspected to be proceeds of crime.
- Reported20 Mar
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- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
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- what29 vehicles were seized from a business in South County Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe estimated combined value of the seized vehicles is between €500,000 and €600,000 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatEvidence relating to drugs-related money-laundering and fraud offences was seized (irishmirror.ie)
- whatFreezing orders were placed on company accounts, freezing approximately €200,000 suspected to be proceeds of crime (irishmirror.ie)
- whatTwo men were arrested following the seizure of 44kg of cocaine worth €3.1m and €353,000 of cash (irishmirror.ie)
- whatIn May 2024, Gardaí seized over €250,000 in cash and four vehicles worth over €100,000 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatIn October 2024, three men were arrested by the Terenure Divisional Drugs Unit and Serious Crime Investigation Unit (irishmirror.ie)
- what29 cars were seized from a Dublin business (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe seized vehicles have an estimated value between €500,000 and €600,000 (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe seizure was part of an investigation into suspected drugs-related money-laundering and fraud offences (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe operation was targeting an organised crime group operating in the South Dublin area (dublinlive.ie)
- whereSearches were conducted in residential and business properties in Longford and Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
- whereSearches were carried out on residential properties and business premises in Dublin and Longford (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe arrests and seizures took place on a 'day of action' in Dublin and Wicklow on Thursday, 1 February 2024 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe cars were seized on the morning of 20 March 2025 (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe operation was led by the Terenure Divisional Drugs Unit, supported by Serious Crime units in Terenure, Crumlin and Sundrive Road, and the Tallaght and Sundrive Road Divisional Drugs Units (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe raid was carried out by the Terenure Divisional Drugs Unit (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe operation was supported by Serious Crime units in Terenure, Crumlin and Sundrive Road (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe Tallaght and Sundrive Road Divisional Drugs Units also assisted (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationDMR South Scenes of Crime, Roads Policing Units and STOC also assisted (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationFreezing orders were placed on company accounts freezing around €200,000 suspected to be proceeds of crime (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Mar2025Gardai seize 29 cars worth up to €600,000 from South Dublin business
First report of the South Dublin organised crime operation involving the seizure of 29 vehicles and freezing of company accounts.
- 20 Mar2025Gardai seize 29 vehicles from Dublin business as part of organised crime swoop
Reports the latest enforcement action (seizure of 29 vehicles and freezing of company accounts) in an ongoing South Dublin organised crime investigation, and provides context on earlier operations including a February 2024 'day of action' and arrests in May and October 2024.
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