Gardaí examining more than six months of encrypted messages in Ghost service probe

Eleven people were arrested last week following major international operation

Gardaí took part in an international policing operation targeting an encrypted phone network, known as ‘Ghost’. Picture: Garda Press Office

Gardaí are examining more than six months of encrypted messages from the Ghost service in a bid to make further arrests in relation to organised crime in Ireland.

Eleven people were arrested following a major international operation last week, in which 42 devices connected to the Ghost encrypted messaging service were seized in Ireland, along with drugs worth €16m, cryptocurrency and €350,000 in cash.