Gardaí investigating multiple reports of agricultural materials being bought with fraudulent cards

Once the transaction is authorised, they leave the premises with the goods and it is later discovered that the card details provided are fraudulent

An incident room has been established in Thurles Garda Station and a senior investigating officer has been appointed. File Picture: Dan Linehan

Gardaí are investigating a number of reports of people buying building and agricultural materials in hardware stores with fraudulent credit cards. 

A number of such incidents have been detected since December 2022 in counties Leitrim, Westmeath, Kildare, Monaghan, Tipperary, Laois, Meath, Waterford, Clare, Limerick, Kerry, Offaly, Cork and Wexford.