Ireland Man arrested in Operation Shrike probe into counterfeit mobile phones
A man in his 40s was arrested on 11 September 2024 by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation as part of an investigation into the supply of counterfeit mobile devices. He is detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at a Garda station in Dublin.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested1 Sep
3 reports - Charged1 Sep
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports27 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe investigation concerns the supply of counterfeit phones. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe phone company involved is estimated to have been defrauded of €10 million. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA man was arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into the supply of counterfeit mobile devices. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe case is before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whereThe man is detained at a Garda station in Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe man was arrested on Wednesday, 11 September 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe arrest took place on 11 September 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe man was arrested on 11 September 2024. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe arrest took place on Wednesday, 11 September. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrest was part of a GNBCI investigation into the supply of counterfeit mobile devices. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is called Operation Shrike. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is called Operation Shrike and concerns the supply of counterfeit mobile devices. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is conducted by the Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Unit within the GNBCI. (garda.ie)
- investigation14 bank accounts have been frozen as part of the investigation. (garda.ie)
- investigationOver €143,245 in cash has been seized. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrest was made by members of the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationFourteen bank accounts have been frozen and over €143,245 in cash has been seized. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is ongoing. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is conducted by the Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Unit of the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man has been charged. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear before Court 2 of the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Saturday 14 September 2024. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at a Garda station in Dublin. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe phone company involved has been defrauded of €10 million. (garda.ie)
- otherThe man is in his 40s. (garda.ie)
- otherThe man is detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherInvestigators estimate the phone company was defrauded of about €10 million to date. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 13 Sep2024Man arrested as part of Garda investigation into supply of counterfeit phones
Reports the 11 September arrest of a man in his 40s in Operation Shrike, the probe into counterfeit phones. Adds that the phone company was defrauded of about €10 million, 14 bank accounts were frozen and over €143,245 in cash was seized. Differs from case 4976, which concerns a separate arrest on 13 October 2024.
suspect, 40s, male - 13 Sep2024Man arrested as part of Garda probe into supply of counterfeit phones
Reports the arrest of a man in his 40s on 11 September 2024 by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, his detention under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, and that 14 bank accounts have been frozen and over €143,245 in cash seized.
suspect, 40s, male - 1 Sep2024Operation Shrike - GNBCI Arrest Man as part of Investigation into Supply of Counterfeit Mobile Devices
Adds details about the investigation: conducted by the Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Unit, the phone company defrauded of €10 million, 14 bank accounts frozen, and over €143,245 in cash seized.
suspect, 40s, male - 1 Sep2024Court Appearance - Operation Shrike, GNBCI Arrest Man as part of Investigation into Supply of Counterfeit Mobile Devices
Confirms the man arrested on 11 September has been charged and gives his court date of 14 September 2024 at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin.
suspect, 40s, male