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Criminal Assets Bureau take possession of large Killarney property
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By Sean Moriarty
The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) has taken possession of a large property, nine high end cars, cash and expensive watches in Killarney following a court order in relation to ‘Operation Tarmac’.
Yesterday morning (Thursday), CAB officers sealed off a house in the Upper Ballycasheen area in a planned follow-up to the previous 'Operation Tarmac' raids that date back to 2017. CAB disconnected the water and electric supply and fitted an alarm to the property, which is now in the ownership of the State.
Personnel from Killarney Garda Station were instrumental in 'Operation Tarmac' - one of the biggest CAB has ever investigated into deception crimes - which includes laying poor quality tarmac and over charging for minor repair works.
The gang is reported to have struck in almost every county in Ireland as well as Britain and mainland Europe.
An undercover operation involving Killarney-based Gardai under the direction of Superintendent Flor Murphy started four years ago.
The officers, known a 'Profilers', receive additional Garda training from CAB. Local Gardai conduct the initial investigation and report their findings to CAB.
“This is all down to the Gardai in Killarney who started the investigation and then handed over their findings to CAB who then did what they do best,” a Garda spokesperson told the Killarney Advertiser.
'Operation Tarmac' was before the High Court in Dublin on Tuesday. Yesterday's possession was part of the completion of that operation and the State now officially owns the property and assets.
During the court sitting CAB were also given permission to take possession of nine vehicles which included five BMWs, two Volkswagen Passats, one Audi, one Mercedes with an estimated retail value of €500,000 seized previously as part of the investigation.
Four bank and credit union accounts, totalling €177,104 were frozen at the time, have now been turned over to the State.
Cash to the value of €126,605 and GB£6,935, seized in earlier operations, have now become official State property too as well as 12 luxury watches, and a Louis Vuitton Bag.
Two young local girls showed great business initiative on Saturday ahead of the Kerry v Donegal match at Fitzgerald Stadium.
Erin McSweeney and Jessie Doolin set up a sweet stall outside a house on Lewis Road, catching the thousands of football fans walking towards the grounds.
The enterprising pair did a busy trade selling soft drinks, sweets, and chocolates to the passing crowds before throw-in.
Their match-day venture also caught the attention of the national sports media, with a photograph of the girls at their stall captured by Sportsfile photographer Stephen McCarthy ahead of the game.
Noel O’Neill has claimed first place in the Unrestricted category of the latest Killarney Camera Club competition, which focused on the theme of the ‘Kerry Landscape’.
His winning photograph, titled ‘Conor Pass Lake and the Three Sisters’, features a detailed study of Mullaghveal located beneath the Conor Pass.
The image captures the wide sweep of the valley, utilizing an elevated viewpoint that allows the glacial landscape to unfold toward the Atlantic horizon. The composition highlights the quiet lakes in the foreground against the dark, rocky slopes of the valley, with the distant outline of the Three Sisters adding further depth and scale to the scene.
The judges praised the photograph as an outstanding example of landscape work, noting its effective balance of composition, light, and perspective to capture the vastness of the West Kerry terrain.
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