Gardaí have arrested man as part of counterfeit phone company that has defrauded €10 million

Gardaí have man an arrest of man as part of Operation Shrike. The operation which is an investigation into the supply of counterfeit mobile devices. With the phone company this man was apart of having defrauded €10 million.

From the Garda Press Office:

"On the 11th September 2024, members of the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested a man as part of Operation Shrike, the investigation into the supply of counterfeit mobile devices.

This investigation is being conducted by the Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Unit based in the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

It is estimated that the phone company involved has been defrauded to the tune of €10 million.

To date, as part of this investigation, 14 bank accounts have been frozen while over €143,245 in cash has been seized.

The man, aged in his 40s, is currently detained under the provisions of Section 50 Criminal Justice Act 2007, at a Garda Station in Dublin."