A man, 27 and a woman, 25, have been arrested after gardai carried out two search operations in Dublin on Monday.
As part of an investigation into the laundering of the proceeds of smishing and business email compromise (BEC) frauds, Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) conducted two searches in Finglas and Adamstown.
The man and woman were arrested at the scene for offences against the Criminal Justice Act, 2006.
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Both are now detained under the provisions of Section 50, Criminal Justice Act, 2007, as amended at Irishtown Garda station and can be detained for up to seven days.
A Garda spokesperson said: “Investigations are ongoing.”
The search was conducted as part of Operation SKEIN, which is an investigation into international BEC/Invoice re-direct fraud being committed from Ireland and the laundering of the proceeds through accounts here.
To date, 203 people have been arrested in Ireland in relation to Operation Skein for money laundering and other offences.
Of those, 58 were arrested by GNECB personnel, and 145 were arrested by local units countrywide. Fifty-four of those were arrested under gangland legislation, and 149 for money laundering or other offences.
Co-operation and assistance have been and continue to be provided by Dutch policing authorities, and a number of co-ordination meetings have been facilitated by Eurojust, who carry out joint investigations and share evidence with Irish forces.
Assistance is also being provided by Interpol in both a technical aspect, a co-ordination aspect and in the sharing of information, intelligence and expertise.
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