Ireland Woman arrested following €130,000 cash seizure on N7 near Naas, Kildare, released without charge
A woman in her 40s was arrested after Gardaí seized €130,000 in cash from a vehicle stopped on the N7 near Naas, County Kildare, on 30 January 2023 as part of Operation Thor. She has been released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested31 Jan
5 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports26 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí seized €130,000 in cash from a vehicle (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA woman in her 40s was arrested (dublinlive.ie, rte.ie)
- whatApproximately €130,000 in cash was seized from a vehicle (kildarenow.com, kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatA woman in her 40s was arrested as a result of the search (kildarenow.com)
- whatApproximately €130,000 in cash was seized during the search. (rte.ie)
- whatA woman in her 40s was arrested as a result of the seizure (kilkennypeople.ie)
- what€130,000 in cash was seized from a vehicle (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe woman was released without charge (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe vehicle was stopped on the N7 in County Kildare (dublinlive.ie)
- whereShe was detained at Naas Garda station (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe vehicle was stopped and searched on the N7 near Naas (kildarenow.com, rte.ie, kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenThe stop occurred at around 10:30pm on 30 January 2023 (dublinlive.ie, rte.ie)
- whenThe operation took place on Monday 30th January 2023 (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe vehicle was stopped at approximately 10.30pm on 30 January 2023 (kildarenow.com, kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenThe vehicle was stopped on the N7 on 30 January 2023 (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe vehicle was stopped at approximately 10.30pm (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe search was part of Operation Thor (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationInvestigations were ongoing at the time of reporting (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe woman was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Naas Garda station (kildarenow.com, kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe seizure was carried out as part of Operation Thor (kildarenow.com, kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the matter are ongoing (kildarenow.com, kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe stop was carried out as part of Operation Thor. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí said investigations were ongoing. (rte.ie)
- investigationA file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe woman was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe woman was being held at Naas Garda Station. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Feb2023UPDATE: Woman arrested following €130,000 cash seizure in Kildare released without charge
Update confirming the woman was released without charge; a file will be prepared for the DPP.
suspect, 40s, female - 31 Jan2023€130,000 in cash seized by gardaí on the N7, woman arrested
Original report of the arrest and cash seizure; states the woman is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Naas Garda station and that investigations are ongoing.
suspect, 40s, female - 31 Jan2023Woman held after €130,000 in cash seized
Initial report of the arrest and cash seizure; the woman was being held at Naas Garda Station with investigations ongoing.
suspect, 40s, female - 31 Jan2023BREAKING: €130,000 in cash seized by Kildare gardaí on the N7, woman arrested
Provides the initial report of the arrest, confirming the time (10.30pm), the specific location (N7), and that the woman was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Naas Garda station.
suspect, 40s, female - 31 Jan2023Woman arrested as gardai seize €130,000 worth of cash in Co Kildare
Confirms the time of the vehicle stop (10:30pm), the legal basis for detention (Section 4, Criminal Justice Act 1984), and that the woman was held at Naas Garda station with investigations ongoing.
suspect, 40s, female