More than 120 arrests made in Ireland’s first six months of Schengen Information System
Up to 52 arrests were made on already endorsed European arrest warrants for offences such as drug trafficking, sexual assault, robbery, burglary, theft, assault causing harm, fraud and property offences.
Ireland's first six months of involvement in the Europe-wide Schengen Information sharing system (SIS II) has seen more than 120 arrests.
The figures for this year have doubled on the corresponding figures for the same time period last year. There have been 74 arrests on SIS Article 26 which posts alerts on people wanted for arrest, surrender, or extradition purposes.
