A suspected member of an international crime gang is expected to appear in court Friday morning after he was extradited to Ireland on serious fraud charges. Fraud squad officers have been investigating whether sums of over €600,000 passed through bank accounts linked to the suspect between 2017 and 2019. An European Arrest Warrant (EAW) was issued for the suspect and on completion of this sentence he has been extradited back here. Senior sources say he is considered a “high level gang member” and despite being a massive garda target, officers were never able to definitely establish exactly where he lived while in Ireland. “Primarily this gang have been involved in two different types of organised fraud in Europe,” a senior source said.

Source: Irish Independent July 22, 2021 22:18 UTC