Ireland Man arrested in Dublin over counterfeit mobile phones probe
A man in his 40s was arrested in Dublin on 13 October 2024 as part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of counterfeit mobile phones, in which a phone company was defrauded of €10 million. This is the second arrest made in the investigation.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested13 Sep
3 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
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- whatA man in his 40s has been arrested as part of an investigation into the supply of counterfeit phones. (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí estimate a phone company has been defrauded of some €10 million. (irishtimes.com)
- whatDetectives from the GNBCI arrested a man in his 40s in connection with an investigation into the supply of counterfeit mobile devices. (garda.ie)
- whatThe investigation is into the supply of counterfeit mobile phones (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe phone company involved was defrauded of €10 million (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe man is being detained at a Garda station in Dublin under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe man was arrested in the Dublin area. (garda.ie)
- whenThe man was arrested on a Wednesday. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe arrest took place on Sunday 13 October 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe man was arrested in Dublin on Sunday, 13 October 2024 (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Unit arrested the man. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationSome 14 bank accounts have been frozen. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationMore than €143,245 in cash has been seized. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA Garda spokesman said investigations are ongoing. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe arrest is part of Operation Shrike. (garda.ie)
- investigationThis is the second arrest made so far in the ongoing investigation. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe man is being detained at a Garda station in the eastern region (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThis is the second arrest made to date in the investigation (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe man is detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, at a Garda station in the Eastern Region. (garda.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Oct2024Man arrested as part of probe into counterfeit mobile phones
Reports the second arrest in the counterfeit mobile phones investigation, noting the phone company was defrauded of €10 million.
suspect, 40s, male - 13 Oct2024Update - Operation Shrike: GNBCI arrest operation in Counterfeit Mobile Device Investigation 13th October 2024
Second arrest made so far in Operation Shrike, the GNBCI counterfeit mobile device investigation; the article does not describe the first arrest.
suspect, 40s, male - 13 Sep2024Counterfeit phones: Man held after €10m allegedly defrauded from phone firm
Adds that the Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Unit made the arrest on a Wednesday, that 14 bank accounts have been frozen, that more than €143,245 in cash has been seized, and that the man is detained under Section 50 at a Dublin Garda station. The article gives no calendar date for the arrest, while the existing case records 13 October 2024.
suspect, 40s, male