Gardaí makes 9 ‘significant’ arrests for various crimes in Poland and the UK

GARDAÍ HAS ARRESTED nine people on foot on European arrest warrants this week.

Between Monday and yesterday, the Gardaí from the Garda Extradition Unit and the Garda National Criminal Investigation Office executed nine European arrest warrants.

The orders were issued by different authorities for the following:

• The arrest of a 52-year-old man in Wexford wanted for fraud crimes in Poland.
• The arrest of a 43-year-old man in Galway wanted for perjury and perverting the course of justice in the UK.
• The arrest of a 35 year old woman in Mullingar, Co Westmeath wanted for immigration offenses in the UK.
• The arrest of a 63-year-old man in Longford wanted for sex crimes in the UK.
• The arrest of a 39-year-old man in Naas, Kildare wanted for illegal prison and drug-related crimes in Poland.
• The arrest of a 28-year-old man in Dublin wanted for assault and drug offenses in the UK.
• The arrest of a 32 year old man in Dublin wanted for involvement in a criminal organization and fraud offenses in the UK.
• The arrest of a 42 year old woman in Dundalk, Co Louth wanted for drug offenses in the UK.
• The arrest of a 46 year old man in Dublin wanted for kidnapping, assault and criminal damage in the UK.

Detective Superintendent Michael J. Mullen of the Garda Extradition Unit said:

The significant arrests in the past two days, coordinated by Serious and Organized Crime detectives, supported by local members across the country, represent our ongoing commitment to ensuring that those wanted under international arrest warrants are brought to justice.

All nine individuals have appeared in Superior Court and are currently in pretrial detention to reappear in Superior Court on January 8, 2021.

Comments are closed as cases must go to court.