Arrests planned for €15m money-laundering gang

Gardaí intend to make arrests and prepare a prosecution file for the DPP in relation to the suspected laundering by a Nigerian criminal network of more than €15m through Irish and international bank accounts.

In a major search operation, more than 100 gardaí yesterday targeted 15 homes in Dublin, Meath, Laois, Louth, and Kildare and removed documentation, computers and other evidence.