Irish and Spanish Authorities, with the aid of Europol, Arrested 12 Members of “The Family,” an Irish Criminal Network

Late last month, Irish and Spanish authorities thwarted the efforts of one of Ireland’s most notorious and high-level criminal networks, “The Family,” based in West Dublin. The operation consisted of two coordinated raids led by An Garda Síochána in Ireland and the Guardia Civil in Spain. Authorities arrested twelve suspects, between the ages of thirty and sixty, who are alleged to have participated in a drug-trafficking operation that involved transporting drugs between Ireland and Spain. Irish authorities originally arrested five men on Monday, March 24, and later detained the sixth man in Dublin. The other six suspects were arrested in Spain.