Big money in illegal drugs.

tayto lover

Gardai have seized cash 1.2 million in a search of a car.
It is believed to be drug money belonging to the Kinehan gang.
Man arrested.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0826/900144-garda-cash-arrest/

Great bit of work but it seems to be just the tip of the iceberg.
Someone will be blamed for this and probably someone will die because of it.

corner of hells

tayto lover wrote: »

Gardai have seized cash 1.2 million in a search of a car.
It is believed to be drug money belonging to the Kinehan gang.
Man arrested.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0826/900144-garda-cash-arrest/

Great bit of work but it seems to be just the tip of the iceberg.
Someone will be blamed for this and probably someone will die because of it.

I'd say the Kinahan gang are happy it's not their money.

blinding

Prohibition Breeds Gangsters

Those that do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them .

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

corner of hells wrote: »

I'd say the Kinahan gang are happy it's not their money.

Sorry, lost me there. Unless it's a facetious dig at a spelling error.

corner of hells

Kailyn Clean Teacher wrote: »

corner of hells wrote: »

I'd say the Kinahan gang are happy it's not their money.

Sorry, lost me there. Unless it's a facetious dig at a spelling error.

Always you.

mad muffin

I have a friend I used to go to high school with. He's currently serving a 14 year sentence and his sister is serving 35 years for trying to smuggle drugs in to Australia. I think it was some $54 million worth.

benjamin zac hildebrand Is his name. If you google it it comes up as the main search.

enricoh

Big money in illegal drugs? Really? I never knew this. Thanks op!

longshanks

enricoh wrote: »

Big money in illegal drugs? Really? I never knew this. Thanks op!

It's news to me also, we should look at going into this business. There must be a council grant or a springboard course we could use to get started.

dmc17

enricoh wrote: »

Big money in illegal drugs? Really? I never knew this. Thanks op!

Same here. I always thought people got into it because they had a passion for it. Seems there's a few quid to be made from it too

whoopsadoodles

I do always wonder what street it is you're buying your cocaine on, because it's not the same street I'm buying my cocaine on.

Spanish Eyes

Well even if drugs are legalised, there will always be someone who will provide a hit outside of the State sponsored legalisation route.

Anonymity. you see.

Fakediamond

Clearly a big market in Carlow, who would have thought?

Spanish Eyes

If you are liviing in Carlow you probably need something.

Blahfool

Sure he loves them auld drugs.

blinding

longshanks wrote: »

It's news to me also, we should look at going into this business. There must be a council grant or a springboard course we could use to get started.

I'd say that to run with the big boys you would have to get some high up Guards onside .

Ash.J.Williams

mad muffin wrote: »

I have a friend I used to go to high school with. He's currently serving a 14 year sentence and his sister is serving 35 years for trying to smuggle drugs in to Australia. I think it was some $54 million worth.

benjamin zac hildebrand Is his name. If you google it it comes up as the main search.

Jaysus that was some plot

lazybones32

Bigger money in legal drugs though.
Pharma companies add on a mark-up that makes the Colombians and Mexicans look cheap. "But lazybones32, pharmaceuticals spend millions on R+D". Pharmas get massive tax breaks for R+D too.

Weed would be the easiest and most lucrative drug imo. I see lads paying €50 for 2.8g which translates to €500/oz. A seed costs €7 and White Widow can give 6oz. per plant.

tabby aspreme

Carlow local radio were linking the money to organised terrorism and money laundering, not drugs

PTH2009

Big house, big car, lots of respect from people, few holidays a year. How bad lol

B.A._Baracus

Guess it was a tip off.
Question is who would tip off? I mean you would have to be pretty well informed/high up to know what car and or driver was transporting the cash. Risking your bloody life informing the garda.

Unless someone is in the garda's pocket for a long time.

SEPT 23 1989

Divide that figure by ten if you want to know what its real value was

Would hate to be a garda buying drugs if this is the rate they are being quoted

super_furry

Would put money on most of that cash coming from the sale of weed/hash. Just another reason to legalise it, and I say that as someone who doesn't smoke.

rossie1977

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Well even if drugs are legalised, there will always be someone who will provide a hit outside of the State sponsored legalisation route.

Anonymity. you see.

There would but there wouldn't be the same huge crime syndicates profiting from it with hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue or the amount spent worldwide having to police it and then imprison the perpetrators.

The illegal alcohol trade still exists but you likely won't become a multi millionaire off it in 2017 and there certainly isn't a worldwide war on it.

r93kaey5p2izun

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Divide that figure by ten if you want to know what its real value was

Would hate to be a garda buying drugs if this is the rate they are being quoted

??
Surely cash is cash?

refusetolose

Casen Hundreds Coconut wrote: »

??
Surely cash is cash?

he's thinking it was 1.2 million worth of drugs i'd say

Your Face

Drug are bad mkay

PARlance

Casen Hundreds Coconut wrote: »

??
Surely cash is cash?

Is it not King?

blinding

tabby aspreme wrote: »

Carlow local radio were linking the money to organised terrorism and money laundering, not drugs

How do you make that kind of money without drugs being involved.....I'd like to know for research reasons......

Del2005

blinding wrote: »

How do you make that kind of money without drugs being involved.....I'd like to know for research reasons......

You launder the money not the drugs.

Annasopra

mad muffin wrote: »

I have a friend I used to go to high school with. He's currently serving a 14 year sentence and his sister is serving 35 years for trying to smuggle drugs in to Australia. I think it was some $54 million worth.

benjamin zac hildebrand Is his name. If you google it it comes up as the main search.

And?

blinding

Del2005 wrote: »

You launder the money not the drugs.

That still doesn't explain where the money came from......