Issue Date: 13th September 2024
On the 11th September 2024, members of the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested a man as part of Operation Shrike, the investigation into the supply of counterfeit mobile devices.
This investigation is being conducted by the Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Unit based in the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
It is estimated that the phone company involved has been defrauded to the tune of €10 million.
To date, as part of this investigation, 14 bank accounts have been frozen while over €143,245 in cash has been seized.
The man, aged in his 40s, is currently detained under the provisions of Section 50 Criminal Justice Act 2007, at a Garda Station in Dublin.
Investigations are ongoing.
