A speedboat and jet ski linked to two men killed in a gangland feud in 2019 have been declared as crime proceeds by the High Court.
Mr Justice Alexander Owens said both of the deceased men were “up to their necks in organised crime” The court heard no evidence to indicate either of the deceased men could afford such expensive recreational items from their legitimate income or funds. A speedboat and a jet ski linked to two men killed in a gangland feud have been labelled as crime proceeds by the High Court.
Lawyers for the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) on Wednesday alleged in the civil court that Zachary Parker (23) and Seán Little (22), who were both killed in separate shootings in 2019, were members of an organised crime group known as “the Gucci Gang”. The court heard gardaí believe the Gucci Gang is heavily involved in the sale and supply of controlled drugs and that Mr Parker was a “close associate” of the gang’s leader. Mr Parker was shot dead outside a gym in Swords, north Dublin, in January 2019, while he was sitting in his BMW X5. Cab alleged in the High Court that he was “one of the most prominent suppliers of drugs in the Swords area” before his death. In May 2019, Mr Little, who is alleged to have been a close associate of Mr Parker’s, was found dead next to his burning Vauxhall Insignia after being shot multiple times at a laneway in Walshestown, north Dublin. In an affidavit to the High Court, chief bureau officer Michael Gubbins said the speed boat and jet ski were seized during a search of a storage unit rented by Mr Parker in Balbriggan, north Dublin. The search came in the aftermath of Mr Parker’s killing. Mr Gubbins said gardaí believe the jet ski and speedboat were purchased with crime cash and were in the possession and control of Mr Parker and Mr Little before they were killed. Together the items have a value of more than €11,000, the court hear
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