24,000 money laundering and terror financing cases in 2018

Figures from the Department of Justice show a total of 23,939 reports of suspicious financial transactions were made to gardaí in 2018 — a decrease of almost 2% on the previous year.

Court sketch of Hassan Bal. Picture: Alwyn Gillespie

Almost 24,000 suspected cases of money laundering or terrorist financing were reported in 2018.