CAB launch crackdown on gang believed to be involved in brothel keeping and cannabis grow houses• Yesterday 19:52

THE CRIMINAL ASSETS Bureau said it carried out several raids on homes and properties it believes are linked to organised crime in the capital.

Some of the cash seized.© Garda Press Office

In total, eight searches were conducted – one residential property and seven professional premises were searched.

Gardaí said they were targeting the assets of a gang involved in brothel keeping and and cannabis grow houses.

The following assets and exhibits were seized:

• Two Rolex Watches & jewellery valued in excess of €20,000
• Approximately €15,000 in cash
• Documentation in relation to financial and property transactions.

A garda spokesman said: “Today’s operation marks a significant development in the on-going Criminal Assets Bureau investigation which 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, brothel keeping and the subsequent laundering of the proceeds of their criminal conduct.