The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) in conjunction with local Gardaí in the Naas District and supported by the Emergency Response Unit and the Customs Dog Unit, conducted a search operation in Counties Kildare, Kilkenny, and Wexford this morning
The operation involved searches at six separate locations and resulted in the seizure of the following assets:
- BMW X5, 211 Registration
- BMW Motorcycle, 151 Registration
- Yamaha Motorcycle, 141 Registration
- Cash totalling €13,500
- Twelve watches including six Rolex watches, two Audemars Piguet watches and two Cartier watches
- A large number of devices along with hard drives and documentation was also seized
This morning’s operation was conducted in the context of an on-going CAB proceeds of crime investigation targeting assets linked to a significant drug trafficker and his associates residing in the Kildare area. The case was referred to the Bureau by a profiler working in the Naas Garda District and reflects the continued importance of the asset profiler network in identifying CAB targets nationwide.
No arrests were made and investigations are ongoing.
