Gardaí seize cocaine worth €15.2m as international investigation cracks crime messaging platform
COCAINE worth €15.2m has been seized in Ireland as part of an international investigation which saw a criminal messaging network dismantled. Gardaí, working with Europol and Eurojust, have successfully dismantled the encrypted communication platform known as Ghost. The network, which was established to allow organised crime networks to operate on a global scale, was used to facilitate large-scale drug trafficking, money laundering, instances of extreme violence and other forms of serious and organised crime. An Garda Síochána's National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau has been investigating four identified organised crime groups and support networks based in the Dublin and eastern region. Europol hosted a press conference in Walter Scott House to announce the significant law enforcement operation against the Ghost platform used by organised crime networks for activities such as drug and weapons trafficking, violence, and money laundering. In a day of action on Monday, September 16, the police force searched…
19 Sep 00:00 · The Irish Post