The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) with the assistance of local Gardaí and the Garda Southern Region Armed Support Unit (ASU) conducted a search operation in Listowel this morning and seized cash, suspected drugs and jewellery.
The search operation was conducted targeting the assets and activities of an Organised Criminal Group based in Listowel, involved in the sale and supply of controlled drugs.
A total of four property searches and one professional search was conducted. As a result of these searches the following assets were seized:
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– €12,600 in cash
– A 141 Mercedes car
– Two Rolex watches
– A caravan (which is believed to have been stolen)
– Suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €2,000
– Electronic devices and documents
This case was referred to the Criminal Assets Bureau by a local profiler and demonstrates the Bureau’s commitment to targeting the assets of persons involved in criminality right across the country.