Top drug traffickers with links to South America and UAE hit by major CAB operation

A 2023 Reg Volvo XC90 was among the items seized during searches in Co Donegal and Dublin.

Top-level Irish drug traffickers – with links from South America to the United Arab Emirates – have been hit by a major search operation led by the Criminal Assets Bureau.

Two “facilitators” for Ireland’s biggest drug gangs, including one led by a crime boss known as Mr Big, were the subject of a massive swoop on properties early on Wednesday.