Ireland Man charged with money laundering after €50,000 seized at Lucan
On 14 September 2021, officers from the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, supported by the Special Crime Task Force, intercepted a vehicle on the N4 motorway at Lucan, Co. Dublin, as part of an intelligence-led investigation targeting serious and organised crime. A search of the vehicle recovered approximately €50,000 in cash. A 25-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of money laundering under section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010, and detained at Lucan Garda station. The man was charged with money laundering and is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court. The woman was released without charge with a file being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged1 Sep
4 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Cash totalling approximately €50,000 was recovered from a vehicle during a search.
- Where
- The vehicle was intercepted on the N4 motorway at Lucan, Co. Dublin.
- When
- The incident occurred on Tuesday 14 September 2021.
- Investigation
- Officers from the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, supported by the Special Crime Task Force, conducted an intelligence-led operation targeting serious and organised crime.
- Both suspects were detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Lucan Garda station.
- Charges
- A 25-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of money laundering under section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010.
- The man was charged with money laundering.
- In court
- The man is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court.
- Other details
- The woman was released without charge with a file being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
36 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCash totalling approximately €50,000 was recovered from the vehicle (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- what€50,000 in cash was recovered by gardaí (rte.ie)
- whatA 25-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were arrested (rte.ie)
- whatA man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of money laundering after €50,000 in cash was found in a car. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA male aged 25 and a female aged 33 were arrested. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe GNDOCB arrested two people on the Kildare-Dublin border (kildarenow.com)
- whatApproximately €50,000 was recovered from the vehicle (kildarenow.com)
- whatOne male aged 25 and one female aged 33 were arrested (kildarenow.com)
- whereA vehicle was intercepted on the N4 motorway at Lucan, Co. Dublin on 14 September 2021 (garda.ie)
- whereThe vehicle was intercepted on the N4 at Lucan (rte.ie)
- whereThey were questioned at Lucan Garda Station (rte.ie)
- whereThe vehicle was stopped on the N4 motorway at Lucan, Co. Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereA car was intercepted on the N4 motorway at Lucan, County Dublin (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe incident occurred on Tuesday 14 September 2021. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe operation was an intelligence-led investigation targeting serious and organised crime (garda.ie)
- investigationOfficers from the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau supported by the Special Crime Task Force conducted the operation (garda.ie)
- investigationBoth suspects were detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Lucan Garda station (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe operation was intelligence-led (rte.ie)
- investigationOfficers from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, supported by the Special Task Force, intercepted the vehicle (rte.ie)
- investigationA file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (rte.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe stop was part of an intelligence-led investigation targeting serious and organised crime. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationOfficers attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), supported by the Special Crime Task Force, carried out the interception. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeBoth suspects were arrested on suspicion of money laundering under section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010 (garda.ie)
- chargeThe male was charged with money laundering (garda.ie, kildarenow.com)
- chargeThe man was charged with money laundering and is due in court (rte.ie)
- chargeThe arrests were on suspicion of money laundering under section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe male was charged with the offence of money laundering. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThey were arrested on suspicion of money laundering under section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010 (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe male was to appear before Blanchardstown District Court (garda.ie)
- courtThe male is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe male was due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe female was released without charge with a file being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (garda.ie)
- otherThe woman was released without charge (rte.ie)
- otherThe female was released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe female was released without charge (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe GNDOCB is supported by the Special Crime Task Force (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 15 Sep2021Two arrested and €50,000 seized on Kildare-Dublin border
Original report of the arrest and seizure. The male suspect was charged and due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court; the female was released without charge.
suspect, 25, malesuspect, 33, female - 15 Sep2021Pair arrested on money laundering suspicion after €50,000 in cash found in car
Initial report of the arrest, charging of the male suspect, and release without charge of the female suspect following an intelligence-led GNDOCB operation on the N4 at Lucan.
suspect, 25, malesuspect, 33, female - 15 Sep2021€50,000 seized, two arrested during vehicle stop on N4
Confirms the operation was intelligence-led and supported by the Special Task Force; the man is due in court and a file is being prepared for the DPP regarding the woman.
suspect, 25, malesuspect, 33, female - 1 Sep2021GNDOCB Operation - Two Arrested and €50,000 Cash Seized - 14/9/21
Official Garda press release confirming details of the arrest and seizure; the male was to appear before Blanchardstown District Court on 15 September 2021.
suspect, 25, malesuspect, 33, female