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23rd May 2019

Gardaí arrest a man for allegedly staging a road traffic collision

Alan Loughnane

Car crash Ireland

Investigations are ongoing.

Gardaí in Dublin have arrested a man as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged staged road traffic collisions.

Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) conducted a search in North County Dublin and have arrested a 43-year-old man for an offence pursuant to the Civil Liabilities Act, 2004.

He’s detained under the provisions of Section 4 Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Dublin Garda Station and can be held for up to 24 hours.

In addition and as part of the overall investigation, a search warrant was executed at a Solicitor’s office in the Dublin area.

The investigation is ongoing.

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