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Over 250k in cash and luxury watches seized in Dublin and Wicklow CAB raids

CAB officers conducted searches across Dublin and Wicklow today.

THE CRIMINAL ASSETS Bureau (CAB) have seized €248,000 in frozen accounts alongside cash and luxury watches today.

CAB officers conducted searches across Dublin and Wicklow targeting members of a suspected organised crime group.

The operation involved searches of two residential properties alongside three professional premises.

Over the course of the search, officers seized a 201 Reg BMW 318, two Rolex watches and a selection of designer clothes.

Cash worth €248,149 was frozen in various bank accounts. Over €15,000 worth of Australian Dollars were also seized.

Gardaí said that today’s seizure marks a “significant development” in the targeting of Organised Crime Gangs committing rural crime in Ireland.

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