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Case No. 9370Online fraud and money laundering · Co. Louth · 26 May 2026

Louth property searched in cross-border fraud and money laundering operation

On Tuesday 26 May 2026, Gardaí from the Kilkenny Detective Unit searched several properties in Counties Donegal, Longford and Louth, including a property in Louth, as part of a cross-border operation into an online fraud and money laundering network. They seized £174,000 in sterling, €7,000, a motor vehicle and items of evidential value. Two men, aged in their 30s and 60s, were arrested and held under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at a Garda station in Co Kilkenny. On 27 May 2026 the National Crime Agency arrested three men and one woman in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, in connection with the investigation, and the investigation is ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested28 May
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
Gardaí investigated an online fraud and money laundering network in a cross-border operation.
Where
Gardaí searched several properties in Counties Donegal, Longford and Louth, including a property in Louth.
When
  • The day of action took place on Tuesday 26 May 2026.
  • On 27 May 2026 the National Crime Agency arrested three men and one woman in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, in connection with the investigation.
Investigation
  • The day of action was conducted by Gardaí attached to the Kilkenny Detective Unit.
  • Gardaí seized £174,000 in sterling, €7,000, a motor vehicle and items of evidential value.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Other details
  • Two men, aged in their 30s and 60s, were arrested and held under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at a Garda station in Co Kilkenny.
  • Dundalk Democrat published its report on the operation on 28 May 2026.
Charges
The sources do not report any charges.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereGardaí searched several properties in Counties Donegal, Longford and Louth. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe day of action took place on Tuesday 26 May 2026. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationThe searches were part of a cross-border operation targeting an online fraud and money laundering network. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationGardaí seized £174,000 in sterling, €7,000, a motor vehicle and items of evidential value. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherTwo men aged in their 30s and 60s were arrested and held under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at a Garda station in Co Kilkenny. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherOn 27 May 2026 the National Crime Agency arrested three men and one woman in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, in connection with the investigation. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 28 May2026
    Arresteddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Louth property searched as Gardaí target cross-border fraud network

    Adds the day of action, the searches in Donegal, Longford and Louth, the seizures, the arrests in Kilkenny and Tyrone, and that the investigation is ongoing.

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