Local garda ‘spotted’ protection racket

A local garda, trained in how to spot unexplained wealth of suspected criminals, unearthed assets that eventually exposed a “protection racket” involving gangland figures and Dublin City Council officials.

Inquiries in 2016 by the detective into Ballyfermot criminal David Reilly identified a property and horsebox in Co Wexford, leading to a major investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB).