Limerick criminal targeted in raids on nine premises

The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) has carried out a series of raids against a Limerick criminal suspected of extorting money from construction companies. Nine raids were carried out yesterday at premises associated with the man, who is alleged to have forced a number of builders to employ his unlicensed security services.

CAB officers, aided by a Garda Armed Support Unit, carried out the raids in Limerick, Cork, and Waterford. The raids targeted houses, a motor dealership, and offices owned by an accountancy practise and a firm of architects.