A garda arrested over an investigation into money-laundering and an alleged fraud involving stolen and imported cars has been released without charge.
The garda (50) was detained after a search of a house in New Ross, Co Wexford, on Wednesday.
The man, who has a lengthy service in the force, remains suspended from duty at this time. A file has been sent to the DPP.
During the search of the house in New Ross, motorbikes and cars were found, and at least one of the cars had been stolen and imported.
The search team also found a large quantity of imported wine, computers and blank stamped Garda certificates. Many of the certs were of the type used for taxing vehicles and formally recording changes of ownership.
Gardaí suspect the documents were being sold to others who were using them to facilitate the apparent legal registration of stolen or illegally imported vehicles.
The garda, who had been under surveillance, has been suspended pending the outcome of the criminal investigation.