Arrest in probe into €29m cross-border fraud racket

Garda fraud experts have made a third arrest as part of a major investigation into a fraudulent operation worth an estimated €29m run by an organised crime gang.

Arrest in probe into €29m cross-border fraud racket

Garda fraud experts have made a third arrest as part of a major investigation into a fraudulent operation worth an estimated €29m run by an organised crime gang. Gardaí believe they are making “significant progress” in their investigation, which centres around a gang boss operating on both sides of the border.

The operation is being led by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau. Over the years, agencies involved in the investigation also included the Criminal Assets Bureau, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the Revenue Commissioners, the PSNI, the British National Crime Agency, and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Agency.

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