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Sam Roberts

Stun gun and €20,000 in cash seized by gardai investigating alleged match fixing in League of Ireland

A stun gun and €20,000 in cash were seized by gardai investigating alleged match fixing in the League of Ireland.

Evidence of betting, mobile phones and electronic devices were also found during the raids in Limerick city.

The searches were carried out this morning by officers from the Anti-Corruption Unit, Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB), and with support from detectives attached to the Limerick Division.

Gardai (stock) (Getty)

Nobody was arrested in the course of the raids.

A garda spokeswoman said: "The Anti-Corruption Unit, Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB), with support from detectives attached to the Limerick Division, has this morning Thursday January 30, carried out a number of searches in the Limerick City area in connection with an investigation into match fixing in the League of Ireland.

"During the course of the searches documentary evidence including evidence of betting, mobile phones, electronic devices, €20,000 cash and a stun gun was seized.

"No arrests were made and investigations are ongoing."

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