6 arrested over car insurance claims scam

Six people were arrested in Cork yesterday by gardaí investigating a motor insurance injury claims scam.

The four women and two men were among seven people arrested at various addresses across Cork city and county by gardaí from Anglesea St leading an investigation code-named Operation Nascar.

They were detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at various Garda stations in the city and in the Midlands, where they can be held for up to 24 hours.