Pair arrested on money laundering suspicion after €50,000 in cash found in car

A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of money laundering after gardai discovered €50,000 of cash in a car.

The vehicle was stopped on the N4 motorway at Lucan as part of an investigation targeting serious and organised crime.

A search of the car found around €50,000 worth of cash.

A man, aged 25, and a woman, aged 33, were arrested and detained pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Lucan Garda station.

The man was charged with the offence of money laundering and is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court this morning.

The woman was released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

A garda spokesman said: "On Tuesday the 14th of September 2021, in the course of an intelligence-led investigation targeting serious and organised crime, officers attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), supported by the Special Crime Task Force, intercepted a vehicle travelling on the N4 motorway at Lucan, Co. Dublin.

Around €50,000 in cash was discovered in a car as part of an investigation targeting serious and organised crime (Garda Twitter)

"Following a search of the vehicle, cash totalling approximately €50,000 was recovered and one male, aged 25 and one female aged 33 were arrested on suspicion of involvement in an offence of Money Laundering, contrary to the provisions of section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act, 2010.

"Both suspects were detained pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Lucan Garda station.

"The male was subsequently charged with the offence of Money laundering and will appear before Blanchardstown District Court this morning. The female was released without charge with a file being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions."

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