- Home >
- Crime >
- Irish Crime
Man (40s) arrested in Dublin as part of €660k 'romance fraud' investigation by Gardaí

Terenure garda station
A man has been arrested following searches by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) in Dublin today.
The man, aged in his 40s, was arrested in Finglas for gangland offences, contrary to the Criminal Justice Act. Two searches took place in the Citywest and Finglas areas.
He is currently detained at Terenure Garda Station, and he can be held for up to seven days.
Banking documents, a laptop and a phone were also seized during the operation.
As part of an ongoing investigation into laundering the proceeds of romance and phishing frauds, a search operation was carried out by Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) personnel in Dublin this morning.
Read more
This investigation has established a number of bank accounts were created under false names. It is believed approximately €660,000 has been laundered through these accounts.
The money is understood to have emanated from a romance fraud operating in Germany between October 2020 and February 2021.
In one particular case, an elderly woman was allegedly defrauded out of €230,000.
Investigations are ongoing.
Today's Headlines
Six dead as chunk of glacier breaks loose and slides down mountain in Italy
'Scary' | Travis Barker reveals he was treated for ‘life-threatening pancreatitis’
Reality bites | Shark attacks lifeguard during training exercise in Long Island, New York
BEEFY BILL | Hotelier Francis Brennan says “I had to take steak off menu as it’s too pricey’
RIP | Several people killed in shooting at shopping centre in Copenhagen, Denmark
Collision | Two injured, one seriously, in Co Clare crash involving car and two motorbikes
Brutal Attack | Teenage boy rushed to hospital after Waterford assault
EXPOSED | Exclusive: Sick predator pictured moments after trying to snatch runner in broad daylight
Highlights from day six of Wimbledon
Former Rangers and Scotland keeper Andy Goram dies after short cancer battle