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An Garda Síochána

Gardaí seize cash, Rolex and designer goods during search operation in Meath

The search was part of an investigation into the assets of an international organised criminal group.

GARDAÍ SEIZED CASH, designer goods and a Rolex watch during searches in Co Meath today.

The Criminal Assets Bureau carried out a search operation at a residential property and a business premises as part of an investigation into the assets of an international organised criminal group.

They seized €23,000 cash and documents related to financial and property transactions, as well as a Rolex watch worth over €8,000 and a “significant quantity” of designer goods.

Gardaí also restrained €200,000 in financial accounts.

A garda statement said: “The investigation is focused on the assets of an international organised criminal group (OCG) involved in the cultivation, sale and supply of controlled drugs through a network of Cannabis Grow Houses, and the subsequent laundering of the proceeds of their criminal conduct.”

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