Issue Date: 10th September 2024
As part of ongoing investigations targeting organised criminal groups involved in cyber enabled frauds such as smishing and account takeover and subsequent money laundering, detectives from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) arrested two individuals in the Finglas area of Dublin on Monday, 9th September 2024.
The individuals, a female in her 20s and a male in his 30s, were arrested for alleged offences contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006. Both are currently detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Finglas Garda Station, where they may be held for up to seven days.
These arrests follow a search of a residential property in Finglas in March 2024, during which documents, drugs and a luxury car were seized.
Investigations are ongoing.
