CAB seize €138k in Kildare raid

The Criminal Assets Bureau seized over €138k in three separate bank accounts as part of a search operation in Kildare this morning.

It followed a search operation in Newbridge, Kildare today, in which four residential addresses and one professional premises were searched.

€3,500 in cash was also seized on this morning’s search.

The search operation was conducted by Criminal Assets Bureau personnel assisted by the ASU, Kildare Divisional Detective Units and the Customs Dog Unit.

This morning’s search operation targeted assets linked to a gang involved in guttering installation and roofing repairs primarily in the greater Dublin area.

The individuals concerned target the vulnerable and the elderly.

Today marks a significant development in the on-going Criminal Assets Bureau investigation.

Previous to todays search €103,852 in cash had been seized as part of this investigation.