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06 Sept 2025

Arrests made at Dublin Airport as gardai seize incredible amount of cash from passengers

Investigations underway following intelligence-led operation

Arrests made at Dublin Airport as gardai seize incredible amount of cash from passengers

Gardaí attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau together say they along with colleagues from Revenue's Customs Service seized €342,000 in cash from two passengers

Two people have been arrested following a significant cash seizure at Dublin Airport.

Gardaí attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau together say they along with colleagues from Revenue's Customs Service seized €342,000 in cash from two passengers earlier this week.

The cash - all in Euro denomination - was discovered during an intelligence led operation.

"One male and one female, both aged in their 60s, were arrested by gardaí following the seizure and are currently detained for questioning at a garda station in Dublin under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007," said a spokesperson.

Gardai have not disclosed if the passengers had arrived to or were about to depart Dublin Airport.

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Subject to court orders, the man and woman who were arrested can be detained for up to seven days without charge.

Investigations into the seizure are ongoing.

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