Case No. 2130Money laundering (suspected), possession of unauthorised goods · Co. Dublin · 9 Mar 2025
Man arrested and goods seized during multi-agency operation in North County Dublin
A man in his 50s was arrested for suspected money laundering offences during a multi-agency operation at a market in North County Dublin on 9 March 2025, during which over 79,200 cigarettes, 1.25kg of tobacco, and 667 litres of alcohol were seized. The man was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the DPP.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested9 Mar
3 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports42 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe operation was conducted by Gardaí, Revenue Commissioners and HPRA (garda.ie)
- whatOver 79,200 cigarettes were seized (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- what1.25kg of tobacco was seized (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- what667 litres of alcohol, including homemade alcohol, were seized (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe contraband was seized by the Revenue Commissioners (garda.ie)
- whatA vehicle was seized during the R122 checkpoint (garda.ie)
- whatAn individual was arrested for drink driving offences at the R122 checkpoint (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí attached to Balbriggan Garda Station arrested a male for suspected money laundering (garda.ie)
- whatThe man is aged in his 50s (garda.ie)
- whatThe man was released without charge (garda.ie)
- whatA man in his 50s was arrested for suspected money laundering offences. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatOver 79,200 cigarettes were seized by Revenue. (dublinlive.ie)
- what115 litres of the seized alcohol is believed to be homemade. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA vehicle was seized at the checkpoint. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA person was arrested for drink driving offences at the checkpoint. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA number of breaches of road traffic offences and one VRT offence were detected at the checkpoint. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatHPRA officers seized a quantity of unauthorised medicinal products. (dublinlive.ie)
- what667 litres of alcohol were seized (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe seized cigarettes and tobacco had a retail value of more than €72,000 (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe seized alcohol had a value of over €4,000 (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe operation was at a location in North County Dublin (garda.ie)
- whereA checkpoint was conducted on the R122 (garda.ie)
- whereThe operation was conducted at a location in North County Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereA checkpoint was conducted on the R122 between Finglas and Balbriggan. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe operation was carried out at a market in North County Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe operation took place on Sunday morning, 9 March 2025 (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe operation was carried out on Sunday morning (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA file will be prepared for the DPP (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
- investigationThe man was released without charge and a file is being prepared for the DPP. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe seizures were made following the search of a market in North County Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí attached to Balbriggan Garda Station made the money laundering arrest. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe operation involved Revenue, An Garda Síochána, HPRA, and Revenue dogs (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationMulti-agency checkpoints resulted in road traffic offences and one VRT offence (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationHPRA officers seized unauthorised medicinal products (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí say investigations are ongoing (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man was arrested for suspected money laundering offences (garda.ie)
- chargeA man was arrested for suspected money laundering offences (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe seized alcohol has a value of over €4,000 with a potential loss to the exchequer of €2,450. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe seized cigarettes and tobacco had a retail value of more than €72,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €57,300. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherRevenue dogs Maggie and Toby were involved in the operation. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe man was released without charge and a file will be prepared for the DPP (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Mar2025Man arrested as cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol seized during major garda op
Reports the arrest and the scale of the multi-agency seizure operation; man released without charge pending DPP file.
suspect, 50s, male - 10 Mar2025Man arrested on suspicion of money laundering as part of multi-agency raid
Multi-agency raid by Gardaí, Revenue and HPRA in north Dublin; man in his 50s arrested for suspected money laundering and released without charge; over 79,200 cigarettes, 1.25kg tobacco and 667 litres of alcohol seized; checkpoint on R122 led to vehicle seizure and drink driving arrest.
suspect, 50s, male - 9 Mar2025Multi-agency Operation, Contraband Seized and One Man Arrested in North Co. Dublin – Sunday 9th March 2025
Official Garda press release confirming the operation involved Revenue Commissioners and HPRA, details the R122 checkpoint with a vehicle seizure and drink driving arrest, and identifies Balbriggan Garda Station as the arresting unit.
suspect, 50s, male