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Photos Available - Arrest of males – Use of ATM Skimming devices

Photographs of items seized are now available here.

Previous press release listed below refers.

Garda Press Office


Gardai in the Kildare Division arrested two males in Blanchardstown this morning in connection with the use of a skimming device on a bank ATM in Kildare town yesterday.

The Kildare Gardai, supported by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau, Harcourt Square, had been working closely with a major Irish  financial  institution in an attempt to intercept the criminals involved.

It is thought that these criminals form part of an Eastern  European criminal organisation and the arrests are seen as a significant development in this case which involved the targeting of eight different  bank branches in Dublin, Kildare and Meath.

Skimming devices and credit cards were recovered  at the scene of the arrests. The two males, in their 30's, are being held at Newbridge and  Kildare Garda  Stations  under Section 4 of The Criminal Justice Act where they will be interviewed in relation  to their criminal activities.

Speaking today Detective Chief Superintendent Patrick Lordan of Garda National Economic Crime Bureau said:

"Gardai are working on a daily basis with the financial institutions to prevent fraud. I would again like to stress the importance of being vigilant in all your financial dealings. Pay particular attention to suspicious activity or unusual items in the vicinity of ATMs.”