Issue Date: 17th February 2022
Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) have arrested a man, aged in his 20s, as part of an ongoing investigation into cyber offending online and ‘smishing’. The arrest was made this morning, Thursday 17th February 2022 in Ballymun following a search operation by GNECB and officers from the DMR South Central Detective Unit.
The man is currently detained under the provisions of Section 50 the Criminal Justice Act, 2007 at Ballymun Garda station and can be detained for up to 7 days.
This investigation is part of Operation KRYPTOS, an operation that is part of ongoing investigations into cyber offending online and the sending of bogus ‘smishing’ text messages to victims throughout the country.
Investigations are ongoing.
