Irish police target gang trading illegal vapes and cannabis products
Gardaí have launched an investigation into the wealth of a criminal gang operating an illegal vape and cannabis network across Ireland.
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Irish police are investigating the financial assets of a gang involved in a nationwide trade of suspected illegal vapes and cannabis products, irishexaminer.com reported. More than 100 officers carried out a search operation across five counties in recent days. [1]
According to irishexaminer.com, officers searched warehouses and vape shops in Longford, Mayo, Roscommon, Wexford, and Carlow. During the operation, police seized estimated illegal products worth 3 million euros alongside 235,000 euros in cash. [1]
Two brothers holding dual Irish-Pakistani citizenship are suspected of leading the criminal network, irishexaminer.com reported. Garda Headquarters confirmed the national-level operation involved a significant deployment of police resources. [1]
As FTMQ News reported earlier, Irish police have also been investigating other vape-related incidents in the country, including criminal damage carried out against a vape and convenience store in Tralee earlier this month. [3]
In short
- More than 100 gardaí searched vape shops and warehouses across five Irish counties.
- Police seized an estimated 3 million euros worth of vapes and cannabis products.
- Gardaí confiscated 235,000 euros in cash during the operation.
- Two brothers with dual Irish-Pakistani citizenship are suspected of leading the gang.
Sources
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- [1]Gardaí investigate 'vast wealth' earned by gang involved with vape productsirishexaminer.com, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]House of Loredan on Wikipedia
- [3]Gardaí investigate criminal damage at vape shop in Tralee FTMQ News, 13d ago
- [4]United States imposes new sanctions on Iranian oil transport networks FTMQ News, 10d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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