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Case No. 30191Money laundering · Co. Dublin · 6 Sep 2021

Seven vehicles worth €270,000 seized in Blanchardstown money laundering investigation

Gardaí seized seven vehicles worth about €270,000 at a motor dealership in Blanchardstown, west Dublin, on Monday, 6 September 2021. Officers of the Criminal Assets Bureau carried out the search as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation. The reports name no suspect, and no arrests had been made when the seizure was reported. Gardaí said the investigation was ongoing.

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Key facts

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What happened
  • Gardaí seized seven vehicles worth collectively about €270,000 as part of a money laundering investigation.
  • The seized vehicles were a Tesla, an Audi A4 Avant S Line, a BMW 5 Series, two VW Golfs, a Skoda Superb Sportline and a VW Tcross.
Where
The search operation took place at a motor dealership in Blanchardstown, west Dublin.
When
The seizure took place on Monday, 6 September 2021.
Investigation
  • Officers of the Criminal Assets Bureau carried out the search operation.
  • The operation formed part of an ongoing money laundering investigation, a Garda spokesman said.
  • No arrests had been made and investigations were ongoing when the seizure was reported.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatSeven vehicles worth collectively about €270,000 were seized (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe seized vehicles included a Tesla, Audi A4 Avant S Line, BMW 5 Series, two VW Golfs, a Skoda Superb Sportline and a VW Tcross (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe search operation was carried out at a motor dealership in Blanchardstown (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe seizure took place on Monday, 6 September 2021 (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe operation was part of an ongoing money laundering investigation (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationNo arrests had been made and investigations were ongoing (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Sep2021
    Reportedirishtimes.com, first report
    Seven cars worth €270,000 seized in Garda money laundering investigation

    First report of the Criminal Assets Bureau search at a Blanchardstown motor dealership resulting in the seizure of seven vehicles.