A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of benefits fraud and being involved with an illegal lottery.
Police say the lottery tickets for 'E2 Republican Prisoners Portlaoise' are illegal and funding terrorism.
Detective Inspector Andrew Hamlin said: “The suspect has been arrested on suspicion of benefits fraud and being involved in an illegal lottery described as ‘E2 Republican Prisoners Portlaoise’.
“Police would take this opportunity to advise members of the public not to purchase these lottery tickets as they are illegal and are funding organised criminality and terrorism.”
The man was originally arrested in Strabane, Co Tyrone yesterday (Saturday, May 25) on suspicion of membership of a proscribed organisation as part of an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity linked to the Irish Republican Movement and New IRA, but was released without charge.
He was then rearrested under PACE legislation and continues to be questioned at Musgrave Police Station.
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