Man arrested over international invoice redirection fraud

GARDAI have arrested a man in relation to two international invoice redirection frauds totalling €36,000, which were received into Irish bank accounts.

The arrest was made by gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau as part of Operation Joggle.

The operation is investigating the activities of a West-African criminal network suspected to be involved in the laundering of criminal proceeds through Irish bank accounts.

The man, who is aged in his early 30s, was arrested this morning.

The man is currently detained at Blanchardstown Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 for the proper investigation of an offence of Money Laundering.

This man is the fourth person to be arrested as part of Operation Joggle.

Investigations are ongoing.