Gardaí search Laois property in clamp down on organised crime

Over 100 gardaí conducted searches of properties across the country on Monday, as part of a crack down on organised crime.

A Laois property was searched as part of this investigation, along with properties in Donegal, Sligo, Monaghan and Tyrone.

The operation was in conjunction with the PSNI as part of an investigation into an Organised Crime Group (OCG) suspected of being involved in drug dealing and money laundering offences.

The searches were conducted at 15 residential addresses in Co. Donegal (East Donegal and Letterkenny); four in the Sligo Town area, one in Monaghan and one in Laois.

A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested in Donegal and is currently being detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

Searches were also conducted in Co. Tyrone by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Led by Detectives from the Donegal Division, this operation was supported by the Garda National Drug and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), the Armed Support Unit (ASU), the Garda Dog Unit and detectives from Sligo and Monaghan.

More than €26,000 in cash, £12,000 in sterling and quantities on cocaine, cannabis and tablets with an estimated street value of €40,000 were seized by Gardaí, along with mobile phones and other electronic devices.

Investigations are ongoing. More to follow.