CAB hits gang targeting elderly with sham house jobs

Some of the cash seized by CAB officers in the operation. Picture: Criminal Assets Bureau/Facebook

A gang specialising in ripping off the elderly with exorbitant bills for shoddy or non-existent roofing and gutter jobs has been hit by the Criminal Assets Bureau.

The CAB froze almost €140,000 in three separate bank accounts linked to a Kildare-based gang and seized €3,500 in cash.