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Arrest: GNECB Operation SKEIN Searches, Ennis, Co. Clare , 23rd April 2021

Issue Date: 23/04/2021

Gardaí arrested a man, aged in his 20s, as part of an ongoing investigation under Operation SKEIN, this morning, Friday 23rd April 2021.

A search operation was conducted by Gardaí at a location in Ennis, Co. Clare, with assistance from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB). The man was arrested for offences contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006 as amended.

He is currently detained in Ennis Garda Station under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. He can be detained for up to seven days.

This is the 21st arrest as part of Operation SKEIN.