Three arrests as cryptocurrency worth €6.5m seized by gardaí

A long-running investigation into what garda call 'darknet markets' and money laundering using cryptocurrency resulted in three arrests after an operation in the capital in recent days

Detectives attached to the Garda National Cyber Crime Breau and armed officers searched a residence in north Dublin on Monday morning.

Cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin and Monero, worth approximately €6.5m has been seized by gardaí in Dublin.

A long-running investigation into what gardaí call 'darknet markets' and money laundering using cryptocurrency resulted in three arrests after an operation in the capital in recent days.