As part of Operation Joggle, Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) arrested one man in his early 30s this morning, Friday 4th September, 2020.
The arrest is part of an investigation into the proceeds of two suspected invoice redirection frauds totalling €59,000. It’s understood the funds concerned were received into Irish bank accounts and dispersed by cash withdrawals and international transfers into other accounts.
The man is currently detained for questioning at Kevin Street Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
This is the fifth arrest in relation to this ongoing operation targeting the activities of a West African Organised Crime Group (OCG).
Investigations are ongoing.
