Criminal Assets Bureau Carries Out Search Operation in Cork City and County
CAB search operation in Cork City and County today: searches at 15 locations and approximately €100,000 in cash seized. Investigations remain ongoing.
The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) carried out a search operation in both Cork City and County today, Tuesday 10 November 2026, as part of ongoing investigations. Approximately €100,000 in cash was seized during the operation.
The operation was supported by personnel from the Cork County and City Detective and Drug Units, the Regional Armed Response Unit, and Garda and Customs Dog Units.
Approximately one hundred personnel conducted coordinated searches at 15 locations, including both commercial and residential properties across Cork City and County.
During the course of the operation, Bureau officers and Gardaí seized documents, records, electronic devices (including mobile phones, laptops and hard drives) and approximately €100,000 in cash.
The operation forms part of an ongoing CAB investigation into an Eastern European criminal group suspected of trafficking controlled drugs into Cork City, County and the wider Munster region. The investigation is focused on the laundering of criminal proceeds through businesses such as second-hand and recycled clothing stores, beauty salons, and real estate purchases across the Cork area.
Investigations remain ongoing.