CAB target major Eastern European gang supplying cars to Irish crime groups

It is said the network – headed by a boss based in Kildare – has been “operating under the radar” for a number of years

The two BMW cars, with a starting price of around €95,000, seized on Wednesday.

The Criminal Assets Bureau has seized two brand new BMW electric vehicles worth around €200,000 as part of an ongoing operation against a major Eastern European network supplying Irish gangs with vehicles.

Sources said this network – headed by a boss based in Kildare – has been “operating under the radar” for a number of years and running a major money-laundering business.