Ireland Two men released without charge in Newbridge deception case
On 21 September 2021, approximately 150 Criminal Assets Bureau officers and gardaí searched ten addresses in Newbridge, Co Kildare, as part of an ongoing proceeds of crime investigation into a gang suspected of scamming pensioners and carrying out burglaries in the Leinster area. Officers seized €51,000 in cash, eight Rolex watches, two Chanel bags, a Canada Goose jacket, and six vehicles worth around €150,000, totalling over €700,000, and identified 17 bank accounts containing €495,000. Two men, aged 19 and 40, were arrested and charged under Section 6 (Deception) of the Theft and Fraud Offences Act. Both men were released without charge on 24 September 2021, and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested21 Sep
5 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- €51,000 in cash, eight Rolex watches, two Chanel bags, a Canada Goose jacket, and six cars and vans worth around €150,000 were seized, totalling over €700,000 in assets.
- The gang is suspected of carrying out shoddy work to houses, overcharging, stealing cash from pensioners, and a series of burglaries in the Leinster area.
- Where
- Ten addresses, comprising eight residential and two professional premises, were searched in Newbridge, Co Kildare.
- The gang is believed to be active in the Tallaght area of south Co Dublin.
- When
- The raid took place on the morning of 21 September 2021.
- Investigation
- Approximately 150 Criminal Assets Bureau officers and gardaí from multiple units, including the ERU, Tallaght DDU, Kildare DDU, Eastern Regional ASU, Garda National Immigration Bureau, Stolen Motor Vehicle Investigation Unit, and Garda Dog Unit, carried out the operation.
- Seventeen bank accounts containing cumulative funds of €495,000 were identified and restrained.
- The operation was part of ongoing criminal and proceeds of crime investigations by the Criminal Assets Bureau and Tallaght District Detective Unit.
- Charges
- Two men, aged 19 and 40, were charged under Section 6 (Deception) of the Theft and Fraud Offences Act.
- In court
- A file on the case is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- Other details
- Both men were released without charge on 24 September 2021.
49 statements extracted from the articles
- what€51,000 in cash was seized (irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com, dublinlive.ie)
- whatEight Rolex watches were seized (irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatTwo Chanel bags were seized (irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatA Canada Goose jacket was seized (irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatThree 201 Ford Focus cars were seized (irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatA 202 Ford Transit was seized (irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatA 202 Citroën Berlingo was seized (irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatA 191 Volkswagen Golf was seized (irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatThe gang specialises in carrying out shoddy work to houses and overcharging for it (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe gang is suspected of stealing cash from pensioners who let them into their houses (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe gang is suspected of carrying out a series of burglaries in the Leinster area (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe gang is suspected of stealing cash from pensioners who let them in for guttering work or to lay tarmac. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatSix cars and vans worth around €150,000 were seized. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatTwo men were arrested in a Criminal Assets Bureau raid in Newbridge on Tuesday morning (kildarenow.com)
- what€51,000 in cash, Rolex watches, designer bags and several vehicles were seized (kildarenow.com)
- whereEight home addresses and two business premises were searched in Newbridge. (kildarenow.com)
- whereBoth arrested men are detained at Tallaght Garda Station. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe search covered eight houses and two professional addresses in the Kildare area (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe gang is believed to be active in the Tallaght area of south Co Dublin (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationTen addresses were searched by Gardaí in Newbridge (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe resulting items were seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationOver 150 Garda officers were required for the operation (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe operation involved the ERU, Tallaght DDU, Kildare DDU, Eastern Regional ASU, Garda National Immigration Bureau, Stolen Motor Vehicle Investigation Unit and Garda Dog Unit (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationEight residential addresses and two professional addresses were searched (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationTwo males were arrested, one aged 19 and the other aged 40 (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe two men are detained at Tallaght Garda Station (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe investigation has identified and restrained 17 bank accounts containing €495,000 in cumulative funds (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe operation is part of ongoing criminal and proceeds of crime investigations by the CAB and Tallaght District Detective Unit (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationApproximately 150 Criminal Assets Bureau officers and gardaí from various units carried out the raid. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationSeventeen bank accounts containing cumulative funds of €495,000 had been identified and restrained to date. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe raid was conducted as part of an ongoing criminal and proceeds of crime investigation by the CAB and Tallaght District Detective Unit. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationCAB had already frozen bank accounts linked to the gang containing almost €500,000 (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationCAB officers and approximately 150 gardaí were involved in the search (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe investigation identified and restrained 17 bank accounts containing cumulative funds of €495,000 (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe operation was conducted by the Criminal Assets Bureau and Tallaght District Detective Unit (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationCAB officers and approximately 150 gardaí, including the Emergency Response Unit, were involved in the search. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe two men were being held at Tallaght Garda Station. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe operation is described as a significant development in ongoing criminal and proceeds of crime investigations by CAB and Tallaght District Detective Unit. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationA file on the case is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe operation involved approximately 150 Criminal Assets Bureau Officers and gardaí from various units (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe operation is described as a significant development in ongoing criminal and proceeds of crime investigations by the CAB and Tallaght District Detective Unit (kildarenow.com)
- chargeThey were arrested for an offence contrary to Section 6 (Deception) of the Theft and Fraud Offences Act (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe two arrested men were charged under Section 6 (Deception) of the Theft and Fraud Offences Act. (kildarenow.com)
- chargeTwo men, aged 19 and 40, were arrested on suspicion of deception (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- otherGardaí seized assets and cash worth more than €700,000 from the gang (irishmirror.ie)
- otherCAB seized six cars and vans worth around €150,000 (irishmirror.ie)
- otherRolex watches, a Canada Goose jacket and two luxury Chanel bags were seized (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe two men were held at Tallaght Garda Station (irishmirror.ie)
- otherBoth men, aged 19 and 40, were released without charge (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Sep2021UPDATE: Two men arrested in CAB raid in Newbridge have been released, gardaí confirm
Confirms both men released without charge; file being prepared for the DPP; details the scale of the operation (approx. 150 officers from multiple units) and items seized.
suspect, 19, malesuspect, 40, male - 22 Sep2021Armed gardai swarm pensioner scamming gang and seize stolen goods and cash
Adds detail on the gang's modus operandi (shoddy guttering/tarmac work, overcharging, stealing cash from pensioners), suspected burglaries in Leinster, the scale of the operation (150 gardaí, 8 houses, 2 professional addresses), 17 frozen bank accounts holding €495,000, and the specific items seized (six cars/vans worth ~€150,000, €51,000 cash, Rolex watches, Canada Goose jacket, two Chanel bags).
suspect, 19, malesuspect, 40, male - 22 Sep2021Armed gardai swarm on pensioner scamming gang in major operation
Provides detail on the gang's modus operandi (shoddy work, overcharging, stealing cash from pensioners), the scale of the operation (150 gardaí, 8 houses, 2 professional addresses), specific items seized (Canada Goose jacket, two Chanel bags), the €495,000 in frozen bank accounts, and that the gang is active in Tallaght, south Dublin.
suspect, 19, malesuspect, 40, male - 21 Sep2021BREAKING: 150 gardaí in CAB raid on eight Newbridge addresses seize over €50,000, designer clothes and cars haul
Provides full detail on the CAB raid: 150 officers from multiple units, the complete list of seized items, the restraint of 17 bank accounts holding €495,000, the charge under Section 6 of the Theft and Fraud Offences Act, and confirmation that the operation targeted assets of an organised crime gang.
suspect, 19, malesuspect, 40, male - 21 Sep2021Armed gardai swarm houses as cars, Rolex watches and cash seized in huge raid
Provides full detail of the CAB raid: the units involved (ERU, Tallaght DDU, Kildare DDU, Eastern Regional ASU, Garda National Immigration Bureau, Stolen Motor Vehicle Investigation Unit, Garda Dog Unit), the complete list of seized items, the charge under Section 6 of the Theft and Fraud Offences Act, and the fact that 17 bank accounts containing €495,000 have been identified and restrained.
suspect, 19, malesuspect, 40, male