Man arrested after significant amount of cash seized by gardaí during search at house

Gardaí have arrested a man in Cork in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation following a large seizure of cash at a domestic residence. 

The search operation was carried out by gardaí at a home in Clonakilty on Thursday, 14 November. During the search, over €344,000 in cash was discovered and seized by gardaí.

The search was conducted as part of a joint operation by gardaí, the Criminal Assets Bureau, Garda Analyst Service, Revenue & Customs and Cork County Waste Management. 

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On Monday, 16 December, the man was arrested in relation to the ongoing fraud investigation which relates to the commission of approximately 50 offences for Deception, contrary to Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Theft & Fraud) Offences Act, 2001 that occurred in the southern and eastern regions of the country

The man is currently being detained at a Garda station in Cork under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. 

Gardaí say that investigations into the matter are ongoing.