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Irish authorities believe they have busted a Balkan crime gang that has been active in the Irish drug scene after seizing around €500,000 during intelligence searches in central Dublin.
A woman was arrested, while documents and equipment used for packaging drugs and money were also found.
The money was discovered during checks by the Garda National Drugs and Organized Crime Bureau (DOCB) as part of an investigation into a criminal gang made up mainly of Albanian nationals. The gang targeted in the raid has been involved in the cocaine trade across Europe and has a presence in Ireland.
The seizure of the cash, a significant amount in the context of organized crime in the Republic, follows an operation last year when an Albanian drug gang was linked to one of the biggest cocaine seizures in Ireland in 2023.
Gardaí have been concerned that, after taking over a significant share of the cocaine market in Britain, Albanian criminal networks were also operating in Ireland. This has included selling drugs on the Irish market and also using the island of Ireland as a transit base for Britain's much larger illicit drug market.
The seizure was made after gardai from the DOCB, acting on intelligence, carried out searches in Dublin 2 on Friday, although news of the operation did not emerge until Saturday. A woman in her 40s was arrested on suspicion of offenses contrary to section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006.
In addition to the cash seized, gardaí also seized vacuum packaging machinery and documents, which are now being examined as part of the investigation./ IrishTimes
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