Ireland Named in reporting
Jelene Idele
Born 1966, from the ages reported. 5 reports across 1 case, 2 Oct 2024 to 17 Apr 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1966, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Latvian, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Possession of proceeds of crime (money laundering), Possession of controlled drugs
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 5 reports, 2 Oct 2024 to 17 Apr 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, gript.ie, rte.ie
Cases
latest first- Mother and daughter sentenced for money laundering and drugs in Dublin Possession of proceeds of crime (money laundering) · Co. Dublin
Intelligence-led searches at residential and business premises in Dublin in September 2024 seized 18kg of gold bullion valued at approximately €1.4 million, over €460,000 in cash, and cocaine and MDMA worth about €210,000. Latvian women Svethana Bahtijeva, 39, and her mother Jelene Idele, 59, were charged with possession of the proceeds of crime and, in Idele's case, possession of controlled drugs. Both pleaded guilty and were sentenced in December 2025: Bahtijeva was jailed for five years and Idele received a four-year sentence suspended in full. Their husband and father-in-law, Kazakhstani man Farhats Bahtijevs, 55, was charged with 10 offences but fled after being granted bail and is believed to be in Kazakhstan. The seized gold is now being auctioned online by Wilsons Auctions on behalf of the Garda.
Sentenced, 17 Dec 2025Convicted, accused · 5 reports
Timeline
every report naming Jelene Idele, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 17 Apr2026Garda auctions €1.4m gold bullion seized from Kazakhstani drug gang in Dublinconvicted, Jelene Idele, 59, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Jelene Idele
- 18 Dec2025Mum and daughter sentenced over proceeds of crime including 18kg of gold bullionconvicted, Jelene Idele, 59, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Jelene Idele
- 17 Dec20251.3 MIL in gold bullion, cash, drugs and cars seized - Griptconvicted, Jelene Idele, 59, female, Latvian, named, non-irishJelene Idele
- 2 Oct2024Two women remanded in custody over €1.4m gold bullion seizure in Dublinaccused, Jelana Idele, 58, female, namedJelana Idele
- 2 Oct2024Two women charged over €1.4m gold seizure in Dublinaccused, Jelena Idele, 58, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Jelena Idele
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