CAB targets Sligo crime gang suspects in huge swoop

THE Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) yesterday led a huge operation against a suspected organised crime gang in the north-west.

The CAB seized a large quantity of documents and computers in the day-long operation. They will be used to identify the assets and accounts of gang members.

Operation Golf involved a range of Garda units as well as the CAB and local gardaí. These include the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI), the elite armed Garda wing, the Emergency Response Unit, the Garda Dog Unit and the Garda Water Unit. Customs officers were also involved.