Man arrested after significant amount of cash seized by gardaí during search at house
The man was arrested on Monday in relation to the discovery of over €344,000 in cash during a gardaí search operation in November.
Gardaí have arrested a man in Cork in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation following a large seizure of cash at a domestic residence.
The search operation was carried out by gardaí at a home in Clonakilty on Thursday, 14 November. During the search, over €344,000 in cash was discovered and seized by gardaí.
The search was conducted as part of a joint operation by gardaí, the Criminal Assets Bureau, Garda Analyst Service, Revenue & Customs and Cork County Waste Management.
On Monday, 16 December, the man was arrested in relation to the ongoing fraud investigation which relates to the commission of approximately 50 offences for Deception, contrary to Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Theft & Fraud) Offences Act, 2001 that occurred in the southern and eastern regions of the country
The man is currently being detained at a Garda station in Cork under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Gardaí say that investigations into the matter are ongoing.