04/09/2017
Cash And Car Seized In Traffic Stop
Gardaí have seized a large amount of cash, a sports car and documentation as part of an operation investigation the Kinahan crime gang.
Two men were arrested when gardaí stopped and searched a car, seizing €800,000 in cash.
Two men, one from Dublin and one from Sligo, were arrested and questioned on suspicion of money laundering. One is suspected of being a 'bag-man' for the Kinahan gang.
The men have since been released and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The BMW car, estimated to be worth over €50,000, and documents were discovered in follow-up searches in Sligo and Dublin.
(MH/JP)
Two men were arrested when gardaí stopped and searched a car, seizing €800,000 in cash.
Two men, one from Dublin and one from Sligo, were arrested and questioned on suspicion of money laundering. One is suspected of being a 'bag-man' for the Kinahan gang.
The men have since been released and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The BMW car, estimated to be worth over €50,000, and documents were discovered in follow-up searches in Sligo and Dublin.
(MH/JP)
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