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Case No. 6105Organised crime (cash seizure) · Co. Dublin · 12 Apr 2024

Woman arrested as around €500,000 cash seized in Dublin

On Friday 12 April 2024, officers from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau arrested a woman in her 40s in the Dublin 2 area of Dublin and seized around €500,000 in cash, a vacuum packing machine and documentation, as part of an operation into serious and organised crime. She was arrested for an alleged offence contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006, and detained at a Garda station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. A garda notice issued on 14 April 2024 said she had been formally charged in relation to the investigation. The latest development is that she is scheduled to appear before Dublin District Court, Court No. 3, at 10:30 am on Monday 15 April 2024.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested12 Apr
    3 reports
  3. Charged12 Apr
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Around €500,000 in cash, a vacuum packing machine and documentation were recovered.
  • A woman in her 40s was arrested during the operation.
Where
The arrest and cash seizure took place in the Dublin 2 area of Dublin City.
When
The arrest and seizure took place on Friday 12 April 2024.
Cause
The operation was part of ongoing intelligence-led investigations into serious and organised crime in the Dublin Region.
Investigation
  • Officers from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau made the arrest.
  • Gardaí said investigations into the cash seizure are ongoing.
Charges
  • The woman was arrested for an alleged offence contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006.
  • A garda notice issued on 14 April 2024 said the woman has been formally charged in relation to the investigation.
In court
She is scheduled to appear before Dublin District Court, Court No. 3, at 10:30 am on Monday 15 April 2024.
Other details
  • The woman is detained at a Garda station in the Dublin Region under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, which allows a maximum detention period of seven days.
  • Assistant Commissioner Justin Kelly, head of Serious & Organised Crime, described the seizure as a significant blow to an organised criminal group.
29 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAround €500,000 in cash was seized. (garda.ie)
  • whatAbout half a million euros in cash, a vacuum packing machine and documentation were recovered. (garda.ie)
  • whatA woman was arrested and about €500,000 in cash was seized. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatAround half a million euros in cash, a vacuum packing machine and documentation were recovered. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatOfficers from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau arrested a woman in her 40s. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatApproximately half a million euros in cash, a vacuum packing machine and documentation were recovered. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe woman was arrested in the Dublin 2 area. (garda.ie)
  • whereThe arrest took place in the Dublin 2 area. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe arrest and cash seizure took place in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe cash seizure and arrest took place on 12 April 2024. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe arrest and seizure took place on Friday 12 April 2024. (garda.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Friday. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure was part of a GNDOCB organised crime operation in Dublin City. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was part of ongoing intelligence-led investigations into serious and organised crime in the Dublin Region. (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
  • investigationOfficers from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau made the arrest. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was part of ongoing intelligence-led investigations targeting serious and organised crime in the Dublin Region. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe seizure was part of ongoing intelligence-led investigations targeting serious and organised crime in the Dublin Region. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said investigations into the cash seizure are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeA woman in her 40s arrested during the operation has been formally charged in relation to the investigation. (garda.ie)
  • chargeThe woman was arrested for an alleged offence under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006. (garda.ie)
  • chargeThe woman was arrested for an alleged offence contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006. (dublinlive.ie)
  • courtShe is scheduled to appear before Dublin District Court, Court No. 3, at 10:30 am on Monday, 15 April 2024. (garda.ie)
  • otherThe woman is detained at a Garda station in the Dublin Region. (garda.ie)
  • otherAssistant Commissioner Justin Kelly described the seizure as a significant blow to an organised criminal group. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe woman was detained at a Garda station in the Dublin Region. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherAssistant Commissioner Justin Kelly called the seizure a significant blow to an organised criminal group. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe woman is detained at a Garda station in the Dublin Region under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 14 Apr2024
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Woman arrested as half a million euros seized in 'blow' to organised crime group

    First report of this operation. It names the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau as the arresting unit and says the woman is detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.

    suspect, 40s, female
  2. 13 Apr2024
    Arresteddublinlive.ie, follow-up
    Woman arrested, €500k seized in 'significant blow to organised criminal group'

    Reports an arrest and cash seizure by GNDOCB officers in Dublin 2 under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006; no existing case covers this operation.

    suspect, 40s, female
  3. 12 Apr2024
    Arrestedgarda.ie, follow-up
    GNDOCB Organised Crime Operation Dublin City - Cash €500k seized and Arrest - 12th April 2024

    Official Garda press release confirming the arrest and cash seizure. It adds that the arrest was for an alleged offence under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006, that the woman is detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, and that a vacuum packing machine and documentation were also recovered.

    suspect, 40s, female
  4. 12 Apr2024
    Chargedgarda.ie, follow-up
    Court Appearance - GNDOCB Organised Crime Operation Dublin City - Cash €500k seized and Arrest - 12th April 2024

    Confirms the woman arrested in the cash seizure has been charged and gives her Dublin District Court appearance date and court details.

    accused, 40s, female