Man arrested in Cork as part of alleged insurance fraud investigation released without charge

A file has already been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)

Today's arrest is the second arrest made as part of the investigation, following one in Dublin last June. 

A man arrested in Cork City as part of ongoing Garda investigations into allegations of insurance fraud has been released without charge. 

Detectives from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) arrested the man, who aged in his 30s, earlier yesterday afternoon.

He was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

It is the second arrest made as part of the investigation, following one in Dublin last June. 

An investigation file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.