It is the first time Gardaí have confirmed details of the operation which officers have dubbed “Operation Mombasa. Gardaí say many of the gang members are themselves using false documents to continue to live in Ireland. Follow up inquires established the suspects had sourced false travel documents from Ireland. Suspicious parcels destined for non-EU nationals living in EU countries were seized from An Post and found to contain false travel documents. Subsequent enquires established there were two families from Georgia who were living in Dublin and producing false travel documents before distributing them across Europe.

Source: The Irish Times December 10, 2019 14:24 UTC