The two men arrested on suspicion of their involvement in an offence of Money Laundering, contrary to the provisions of Section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010 have been charged and are due to appear in Gorey District Court this morning,

On Tuesday, during the course of an ongoing intelligence led investigation targeting serious and organised crime, personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) supported by a Special Crime Task Force, approached and interacted with the occupants of cattle transporter and a car that were parked in a lay-by on the N25, near Rosslare.

This interaction led to the discovery and seizure of an estimated €400,000 in cash and the arrest of two males, one Irish national aged 50 (Irish) and the other, a Polish national, age 35, arising from suspicion of their involvement in an offence of Money Laundering, contrary to the provisions of section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010.

The two arrested men were detained at Wexford Garda Station under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

Assistant Commissioner John O’Driscoll of Special Crime Operations said; “Removing the proceeds of crime from those involved in serious and organised crime is a particular priority of the Garda Síochána, in its attempt to dismantle organised crime groups that operate at an international level”.

“This significant seizure of cash by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) follows closely after another seizure of a substantial quantity of cash, last week, bringing the total amount of cash seized by that bureau, so far in 2020, to about €1 million.”