A major search and arrest operation is being carried out in west Dublin, this morning, Saturday 15th February 2025, targeting an organised crime group operating in the area.
The operation involves over 100 Garda personnel, led by Detectives and Uniform Units from Blanchardstown Garda Station, supported by the Emergency Response Unit (ERU), Armed Support Unit (ASU), Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT), Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI), Garda Dog Unit, Garda National Technical Bureau and local divisional Search Teams and Scenes of Crime Units.
A number of residential properties in the Dublin 15 area have been entered under warrant and are currently being searched.
Five males (four aged in their 20s, one in his 40s) have been arrested and are currently detained at Garda Stations in west Dublin under section 72 Criminal Justice Act, 2006 for the investigation of alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
Searches are ongoing.
Speaking about this morning’s operation Chief Superintendent Michael McNulty, Blanchardstown Garda station said: "This mornings’ operation is directly targeting the activities of an organised criminal gang in West Dublin.
"In An Garda Síochána, we understand the impact that organised crime has on our neighbourhoods and communities. Our commitment to tackling these threats remains steadfast, and this operation is a clear demonstration of our intent and determination to keep people safe.”
UPDATE: A female (aged in her 30s) has also been arrested and detained under section 30 Offences Against the State Act, as amended, in connection with this investigation.
