Accused in High Court challenge to legality of detention as bail refused

A man arrested in a Dublin apartment, a property believed by gardaí to be linked to the “Kinahan organised crime gang”, has brought a High Court challenge to the legality of his detention following a refusal of bail.

Naoufal Fassih, aged 35, a Dutch national originally from Morocco, was arrested on April 7 as part of a Garda investigation into organised crime.

He was arrested at an apartment on Lower Baggot St, where a number of valuable watches were also seized, and brought before Dublin District Court the following day. He gave a different name on his arrest, the court was told.