I was 1 of the 36 in Operation Quest

[BigBen2018]

Basically set up an account to share what happened to me last saturday night.

I was contemplating the last two weeks if I should or not, but fuck it... (the reason im only saying it now)

I was caught in an apparement block in Northwood two weeks ago. To the poeple who know the location I parked my car outside Spar and walked over to the apparments.

When I was leaving the place, walking back towards the Road I was approached by a Male Garda who showed me his ID and asked if I could talk to him and hs colleague for a few minutes in the Car.

I agree and I got into the car which was only 3/4 cars up to where he stopped me. There was a female Garda in the driver Seat. I really cant remeber the exact coversation word for word but it basically went like:

Female Garda- Asked my Name, address and if I had any Id on me. Note, she is writing the whole duration of the coversationr- I dont know what she is writing in her notebook I could not see.

Male Garda - We know what you have been up to, we seen you enter the appartment, are only concern is the girls we only want to know if the girls are safe, there involved in a highly violent gang who control them, beat them regulary and dont let them out of the apparment.

Me- I think you might have the wrong person. I dont know what you are talking about

Male Garda- We are not stupid, what were you doing in the apparment then

Me- I was looking after some Business

Male Garda - what Business, we know what you were doing explain to me why you were in the appatrment

Me- I was looking after some Business

This line of question and answer went on for a few minutes

Female Garda - Do you have a phone

Me- I do but Im not handing it to you because I have done nothing wrong

Male Garda - Have you been doing any drugs tonight, theres a strong smell of cannabis coming from you( this was a complete lie, I dont smoke weed, I knew exacly were it was going)

Me- I dont do drugs

Female Garda - Were going to search you under the drugs offence act(or whatever its called) because I belive you have drugs in your possession

I step outsde the car, male Garda goes straight for my phone and barely searches me. We both go back into the car. Male Garda gets in the back with me.

Male Gards- Whats the pin (phone was turned off, garda turns phone on and asks for pin)

Me- I will not be giving you my pin as I have doing nothing wrong

This is were they both start getting real aggressive at me, the Male Garda has his face right in my face the whole time below even when not talking.

Female Garda- Do you think we are stupid you fucking prick we know what you have been doing we saw you.

Male Garda- I can fucking arrest you right now, you wont be so smart then you prick.we know what you were doing in the apparments. This is you're last chance to tell us before it becomes series and you're last chance to get your say get your say.

Me- I wont be making any further comment if you are going to arrest me until I get legal advise which I am legally entitiled too

Male Garda - Fuck off then and get out of the car

Female Garda - You will be hearing from us soon

Me- Can I get my phone back then, you have no right to take my property.

Female -Go ahead and make a complient to the obudsman

Me- Can I have you're names and badge numbers

Male Garda- Go to reception in Santry Garda station tomorrow you will be able to find us easy enough. Get out of the fucking Car now.

They kept the phone, they know Im not going to go to the garda staion and give them more details about myself to get a punter phone back.

Anyway, at this point I just left. Now I would be a confident person who would not get intimidated easily, but it was fairly intimidating especially when they ambushed me out of no where


I have a few Rules I follow that mght help others; I always park 5 minute walk away, I never apprach the door ith my phone out and always get the address before I leave the car. I use a punter phone and always turn off once I enter the building

[The Libertarian]

Some time ago the nax who went to a very posh school and who got into genuinely serious bother relating to serious bollex acting were told tell the pigz nothing ever, barring name and address.
If that advice is good for stomach churning knackers like them it's good enough for us as well.

[The Libertarian]

Thanks for relating your experience.
Please let us know, if there are further developments, which due to the admirable way you handled yourself there probably won't be.
BTW I'm assuming the pigz were bullshitting you e the pimping element.
It would be interesting to know if the ladies are still working in the same place which would beggar a lot of questions.

[Forceuser]

Male Garda - We know what you have been up to, we seen you enter the appartment, are only concern is the girls we only want to know if the girls are safe, there involved in a highly violent gang who control them, beat them regulary and dont let them out of the apparment.

Real classy of them to use the topic of human trafficking to try and trick you into a confession
real classy

[Forceuser]

BTW I'm assuming the pigz were bullshitting you e the pimping element.

i'd imagine so seeing as they where sitting outside the place for days and not entering straight away

It would be interesting to know if the ladies are still working in the same place which would beggar a lot of questions.

i presume they shut the apartments down after their stake out like they did others

[Stephanie]

I have a question please .

: in Ireland are you legally obliged to sit in the squad car ?

: you have committed no crime , they tap you on the shoulder and have you trapped in a patrol car .

: are you obliged to accept their ‘invitation’ to sit in the car , or can you say you’d rather not do that

and keep whatever interaction on the street ?

[Kenton]

Ridiculous shite from the Garda, unsolved murders, gang land feuds, rapists walking around and their wasting resources on lads who are taking part in a consensual knee trembler, fuck off like.

[SteveB]

First bit of advice would be to get some competent legal advice.

[SteveB]

I have a question please .

: in Ireland are you legally obliged to sit in the squad car ?

: you have committed no crime , they tap you on the shoulder and have you trapped in a patrol car .

: are you obliged to accept their ‘invitation’ to sit in the car , or can you say you’d rather not do that

and keep whatever interaction on the street ?

No, you are not obliged to sit in a squad car. The only way they can compel you to do anything is to arrest you. In the vast majority of cases, if they have the power to arrest you, they will arrest you. If they haven't arrested you, it is because they can't or don't want to.

[ford pefect]

Basically set up an account to share what happened to me last saturday night.

I was contemplating the last two weeks if I should or not, but fuck it... (the reason im only saying it now)

I was caught in an apparement block in Northwood two weeks ago. To the poeple who know the location I parked my car outside Spar and walked over to the apparments.

When I was leaving the place, walking back towards the Road I was approached by a Male Garda who showed me his ID and asked if I could talk to him and hs colleague for a few minutes in the Car.

I agree and I got into the car which was only 3/4 cars up to where he stopped me. There was a female Garda in the driver Seat. I really cant remeber the exact coversation word for word but it basically went like:

Female Garda- Asked my Name, address and if I had any Id on me. Note, she is writing the whole duration of the coversationr- I dont know what she is writing in her notebook I could not see.

Male Garda - We know what you have been up to, we seen you enter the appartment, are only concern is the girls we only want to know if the girls are safe, there involved in a highly violent gang who control them, beat them regulary and dont let them out of the apparment.

Me- I think you might have the wrong person. I dont know what you are talking about

Male Garda- We are not stupid, what were you doing in the apparment then

Me- I was looking after some Business

Male Garda - what Business, we know what you were doing explain to me why you were in the appatrment

Me- I was looking after some Business

This line of question and answer went on for a few minutes

Female Garda - Do you have a phone

Me- I do but Im not handing it to you because I have done nothing wrong

Male Garda - Have you been doing any drugs tonight, theres a strong smell of cannabis coming from you( this was a complete lie, I dont smoke weed, I knew exacly were it was going)

Me- I dont do drugs

Female Garda - Were going to search you under the drugs offence act(or whatever its called) because I belive you have drugs in your possession

I step outsde the car, male Garda goes straight for my phone and barely searches me. We both go back into the car. Male Garda gets in the back with me.

Male Gards- Whats the pin (phone was turned off, garda turns phone on and asks for pin)

Me- I will not be giving you my pin as I have doing nothing wrong

This is were they both start getting real aggressive at me, the Male Garda has his face right in my face the whole time below even when not talking.

Female Garda- Do you think we are stupid you fucking prick we know what you have been doing we saw you.

Male Garda- I can fucking arrest you right now, you wont be so smart then you prick.we know what you were doing in the apparments. This is you're last chance to tell us before it becomes series and you're last chance to get your say get your say.

Me- I wont be making any further comment if you are going to arrest me until I get legal advise which I am legally entitiled too

Male Garda - Fuck off then and get out of the car

Female Garda - You will be hearing from us soon

Me- Can I get my phone back then, you have no right to take my property.

Female -Go ahead and make a complient to the obudsman

Me- Can I have you're names and badge numbers

Male Garda- Go to reception in Santry Garda station tomorrow you will be able to find us easy enough. Get out of the fucking Car now.

They kept the phone, they know Im not going to go to the garda staion and give them more details about myself to get a punter phone back.

Anyway, at this point I just left. Now I would be a confident person who would not get intimidated easily, but it was fairly intimidating especially when they ambushed me out of no where


I have a few Rules I follow that mght help others; I always park 5 minute walk away, I never apprach the door ith my phone out and always get the address before I leave the car. I use a punter phone and always turn off once I enter the building

Thanks for sharing that’s with us, I think you handled it very well, in fairness the only way they can prove anything is if you admit it, I normally have both my phones with me , not anymore !