Gardaí prevent loss of €1.8m in operation targeting money mules

Almost 700 ‘money mule’ accounts and six recruiters were identified by gardaí here, and 71 people arrested

The Europol-led operation ran across 26 countries and almost 700 money mule accounts were identified in Ireland by gardaí. File Picture.

Gardaí launched 200 investigations and prevented the loss of €1.8m as part of a worldwide Europol-led operation targeting ‘money mules’.

A money mule is a person who transfers illegally obtained money between different payment accounts, often in different countries, on behalf of others.