The annual report published for Ireland’s elite Criminal Assets Bureau shows that the group is targeting 28 people in Donegal.
The group was set up in the wake of the death of reporter Veronica Guerin and targets people Gardai suspect gained from the proceeds of criminal activity.
One of the most high-profile in Donegal was convicted Ramelton drug-dealer Dessie Enfield whose former property on the Shores of Lough Swilly was seized by CAB.
It was later mysteriously gutted by fire and the site on which it stands is now being sold by the agency.
The latest report by CAB shows the number of individuals and organisations being targeted by the Criminal Assets Bureau in Donegal has fallen substantially.
The report shows that at the end of last year there were 28 targets in Donegal, that’s down from 48 at the end of 2020.
Nationally the agency is investigating up to 1,800 individuals or groups.
More than €5.5 million was handed back to the Exchequer last year by the agency, including over €4.4 million in revenue settlements, while €1.1 million was from the proceeds of crime.
