Three men have been arrested following the search of a number of properties in counties Dublin and Wicklow this morning.
The search and arrest operation was carried out as part of an ongoing investigation into an organised crime group suspected of facilitating illegal immigration through the Common Travel Area.
Investigations are being undertaken under the auspices of the Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force and are supported by Europol.
Immigration enforcement within the UK's Home Office undertook related searches this morning also.
Six residential properties – five in Dublin and one in Wicklow – were searched this morning.
Suspected false documents, telephones, financial documentation and cash were all seized.
Three men – aged 52, 46 and 26 – were arrested on suspicion of breaches of the provisions of section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, relating to suspected involvement in facilitating a criminal organisation to commit a serious offence.
They are being held at a number of Dublin garda stations.
