Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Svethana Bahtijeva

Born 1986, from the ages reported. 5 reports across 1 case, 2 Oct 2024 to 17 Apr 2026

Suspect: Svethana Bahtajeva, non-Irish woman, 38 (judged from name)Svethana BahtajevaSuspect: Svethana Bahtijeva, Latvian woman, 39Svethana Bahtijeva

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted, accused
Born
1986, 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 Svethana Bahtijeva, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 17 Apr2026
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Mother and daughter sentenced for money laundering and drugs in Dublin
    Garda auctions €1.4m gold bullion seized from Kazakhstani drug gang in Dublin
    convicted, Svethana Bahtijeva, 39, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Svethana Bahtijeva
  2. 18 Dec2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, in Mother and daughter sentenced for money laundering and drugs in Dublin
    Mum and daughter sentenced over proceeds of crime including 18kg of gold bullion
    convicted, Svethana Bahtijeva, 39, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Svethana Bahtijeva
  3. 17 Dec2025
    Sentencedgript.ie, in Mother and daughter sentenced for money laundering and drugs in Dublin
    1.3 MIL in gold bullion, cash, drugs and cars seized - Gript
    convicted, Svethana Bahtijeva, 39, female, Latvian, named, non-irishSvethana Bahtijeva
  4. 2 Oct2024
    Chargedirishtimes.com, in Mother and daughter sentenced for money laundering and drugs in Dublin
    Two women remanded in custody over €1.4m gold bullion seizure in Dublin
    accused, Svethana Bahtajeva, 38, female, namedSvethana Bahtajeva
  5. 2 Oct2024
    Chargedrte.ie, in Mother and daughter sentenced for money laundering and drugs in Dublin
    Two women charged over €1.4m gold seizure in Dublin
    accused, Svethana Bahtajeva, 38, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Svethana Bahtajeva

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