THREE PEOPLE HAVE been arrested following the seizure of €390,650 in cash during searches in Dublin and Portlaoise on Friday.

A large quantity of cash was seized when Gardaí with the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau stopped two vehicles on Friday evening in West Dublin.

Two men (40s, 60s) and a woman (50s) were arrested and are currently detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at a Garda Station in North Dublin.

Follow up searches in Dublin and Portlaoise led to further cash seizures.

Remarking upon the operation, Assistant Commissioner Justin Kelly, Organised and Serious Crime stated:

“I wish to thank all the officers involved in the operation which led to this significant seizure of cash. Seizing cash from organised criminal groups not only removes their ill-gotten gains but also deprives them of money they would have used to fund further criminal activity, which harms our communities.”

Investigations are ongoing.