Ireland Two arrested in Finglas over cyber fraud and money laundering probe
On Monday 9 September 2024, detectives from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau arrested a woman in her 20s and a man in his 30s in the Finglas area of Dublin 11 as part of an investigation into cyber-enabled fraud, smishing, account takeover and money laundering. Both were arrested for alleged offences contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 and detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Finglas Garda Station. The woman has since been released from custody, and the man has been charged and is due before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on the morning of Friday 13 September 2024. Investigations are ongoing, and a file will be prepared for the DPP.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested9 Sep
2 reports - Charged9 Sep
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A woman in her 20s and a man in his 30s were arrested as part of a garda probe into cyber fraud.
- Where
- The arrests took place in the Finglas area of Dublin 11, which one outlet described as north Dublin.
- When
- The arrests were made on Monday 9 September 2024.
- Cause
- The probe targets organised criminal groups involved in cyber-enabled frauds such as smishing and account takeover and subsequent money laundering.
- Investigation
- Detectives from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau made the arrests.
- The arrests follow a search of a residential property in Finglas in March 2024.
- Documents, drugs and a luxury car were seized in the March 2024 search.
- Investigations are ongoing and a file will be prepared for the DPP.
- Charges
- Both were arrested for alleged offences contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006.
- The man has been charged, as reported on 12 September 2024.
- In court
- The man is due before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on the morning of Friday 13 September 2024.
- Other details
- Both were detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Finglas Garda Station, where they may be held for up to seven days.
- The woman has been released from custody.
- Sentence
- No sentence has been reported.
22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe arrested individuals were a woman in her 20s and a man in his 30s. (garda.ie)
- whatTwo people were arrested as part of a garda probe into cyber fraud. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe arrest took place in Finglas, Dublin 11. (garda.ie)
- whereTwo individuals were arrested in the Finglas area of Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whereThe arrests were made in the Finglas area. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe man was arrested on Monday 9 September 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe arrests were made on Monday 9 September. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe arrests were part of a Garda National Economic Crime Bureau investigation. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing and a file will be prepared for the DPP. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrests were made by detectives from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau as part of an investigation into organised criminal groups. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrests follow a search of a residential property in Finglas in March 2024. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is ongoing. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe investigation targets organised criminal groups involved in smishing, account takeover and money laundering. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe arrests follow a March 2024 search of a residential property in Finglas, where documents, drugs and a luxury car were seized. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe man has been charged. (garda.ie)
- chargeThe two were arrested for alleged offences under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006. (garda.ie)
- chargeThe two were arrested for alleged offences contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on the morning of Friday 13 September 2024. (garda.ie)
- otherThe woman arrested in the investigation has been released from custody. (garda.ie)
- otherBoth are detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Finglas Garda Station and may be held for up to seven days. (garda.ie)
- otherDocuments, drugs and a luxury car were seized in the March 2024 search. (garda.ie)
- otherBoth are detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 at Finglas Garda Station, where they may be held for up to seven days. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Sep2024Two arrested as part of smishing and money laundering probe in Dublin
Reports the arrest of a woman in her 20s and a man in his 30s in the Finglas area, the Section 72 offence they were arrested for, and the Finglas search from March 2024 that the probe follows.
suspect, 20s, femalesuspect, 30s, male - 9 Sep2024Arrests – GNECB Money Laundering Investigations, Finglas, Dublin – 9th September 2024
Adds the section of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 cited for the alleged offences, the Finglas Garda Station detention, and that the arrests follow a March 2024 search in which documents, drugs and a luxury car were seized.
suspect, 20s, femalesuspect, 30s, male - 9 Sep2024Court Appearance – GNECB Money Laundering Investigations, Finglas, Dublin – 9th September 2024
Adds that the man arrested on 9 September has been charged and is due in court on 13 September 2024, and that the woman arrested has been released. Investigations are ongoing and a file will go to the DPP.
accused, malesuspect, female