Gardaí prevent 57 bogus marriages

GARDAÍ have stepped in to prevent 57 bogus marriages so far this year, while 16 people have been arrested on various charges linked to fraudulent unions.

Chief Supt John O’Driscoll of the Garda National Immigration Bureau revealed the figures amid growing concern over the number of fake marriages, typically to circumvent immigration laws.

Of the 16 people arrested so far this year following garda intervention, nine have since been removed or deported from the state.