CAB operation in Westmeath this morning

The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) conducted a search operation in Westmeath this morning, Thursday, with assistance from the Eastern Region Armed Response Unit.

A total of three searches were conducted at one residential and two professional addresses.

The search operation resulted in the seizure of the following items:

• A BMW (valued at approximately €50,000)

• €12,000 in cash

• A bank account containing €9,400 was also restrained.

Gardai say this morning’s search operation was a significant development in an ongoing Criminal Assets Bureau investigation targeting an Organised Crime Group, based in the midlands, involved in the sale and supply of controlled drugs.