Fourteen charged in connection with Dublin operation targeting drugs and money laundering

Fourteen people arrested in connection with a major Garda operation in Dublin have been charged.

The operation in Dublin Metropolitan Region North is targeting those alleged to be involved in the sale and supply of drugs, associated criminality and money laundering.

Twelve men and two women, with ages ranging from late teens to 50s, were charged in connection with the ongoing investigation.

Gardaí said ten of the men and the two women are due to appear in court on Monday morning, while the remaining two men will appear in the coming days.

Since last September, the DMR North operation has resulted in 48 people being charged with offences, while over €1.2 million in assets have been seized from those suspected of being involved in criminality in the region.