€150k In Cash And Stolen Property Seized By Midlands Gardaí

It's part of an investigation into an Eastern Europe crime group.

Over €150,000 in cash and stolen property has been seized by Gardaí in an investigation into an Eastern European crime group.

€104,000 in cash and €50,000 in stolen vehicle parts, jewellery and watches were seized following a search of seven properties in Mullingar yesterday.

A number of financial accounts, which contained over €80,000, were also frozen.

A man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s were arrested and were being detained at a Garda Station in the midlands, but both have since been released.

A file will now be prepared for the DPP.

Another man in his 20s has been arrested and charged after a stolen car was recovered as part of a further three searches in Mullingar this morning.

He has since appeared before the courts.

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