A man has been arrested after money was stolen from 18 ATMs in Dublin earlier this year.
The 34-year-old Romanian national was arrested today by detectives from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau as part of ongoing investigations targeting international criminal organisations committing cyber enabled frauds in Ireland.
He is currently detained at Store Street Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007 where he can be held for up to seven days.
A garda spokesman said: "The investigation into transaction reversal frauds was reported by a financial institution on the 13th January 2020.
"Between the 8th and the 10th of January 2020, 18 ATM machines were targeted in Dublin resulting in the theft of money from customers' accounts and damage to the ATMs.
"GNECB continue work closely with UK Police and Europol in targeting criminal organisations engaged in cyber enabled fraud in this jurisdiction."
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