Interpol

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Wed Oct 16 2024 - 06:19

Interpol names Kinahan ally Sean McGovern as ‘one of Ireland’s most wanted fugitives’

Dubliner living in Dubai, alongside Kinahans, for years but arrested in no-warning operation on Thursday

Fri Oct 11 2024 - 13:45

Cocaine worth €6m seized as international investigation targets powerful Irish crime group

Five arrests made and hundreds of thousands of euros in cash seized as part of ongoing Irish element to international investigation

Tue Sept 17 2024 - 12:40

Man (73) jailed for applying for passports in the name of dead infants after facing ‘visa difficulties’

Judge says actions of Randolph Kirk Parker threatened ‘the integrity’ of Ireland’s passport system

Mon Apr 22 2024 - 13:24

Gardaí verifying FBI identification of mystery man who applied for false passports in Cork

FBI believes arrest record from 1970 proves man’s real identity is not Philip Morris

Tue Oct 24 2023 - 15:28

Gardaí still unable to identify mystery man detained over false passport applications

Fingerprints sent to police forces in UK and Canada did not yield a match with responses from elsewhere awaited

Tue Oct 10 2023 - 13:22

Mystery man who allegedly used name of dead baby to apply for passport charged with second similar offence

Elderly man, who speaks with American accent and refuses to reveal real name, alleged to have twice sought passports in names of Irish babies who died in 1950s

Tue Oct 03 2023 - 14:50

Zimbabwe triple murder suspect arrested in Ireland after two years on run

Man wanted in Zimbabwe for allegedly shooting second wife, her suspected lover and female friend

Fri Jun 16 2023 - 20:22

Malaysia wants Interpol help to track down comedian over Flight MH370 joke

New York-based comedian Jocelyn Chia posted clip of her joking about aircraft that went missing nine years ago

Wed Jun 14 2023 - 07:08

Interpol revives separate murder investigations of 22 women

Dutch, German and Belgian police publish confidential details in effort to solve crimes spanning 50-year period

Fri May 12 2023 - 13:00

Romance fraud, scams and money mules - how the Black Axe gang stole €64m in Ireland

Originating in west Africa the network has quickly become one of the most successful gangs in Irish organised crime

Sat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00

Garda to use facial recognition technology

Civil liberties groups have previously voiced worries over surveillance and discrimination

Wed May 25 2022 - 00:01

Aileen Moynagh on her teenage stalker: ‘How could somebody so young do this?’

For months BBC journalist Aileen Moynagh was subjected to a stranger’s horrific threats

Sat May 21 2022 - 06:00

Kinahan crime cartel linked to murders in four countries– Europol report

Violence and homicides in several EU member states connected to the Dublin clan

Fri May 06 2022 - 16:30

Suspended sentence for English engineer over threats to kill British Labour MP

Daniel Weavers called Cambridgeshire Police delivering threats in wake of Amess killing

Thu May 05 2022 - 00:03

Three men arrested upon arrival at Waterford Airport

Foreign nationals appeared before High Court on foot of European arrest warrants

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 09:21

American who got Lisa Smith out of women’s ‘prison’ wanted by FBI, court told

John Georgelas on Interpol ‘red alert recall notice’ for supporting terrorism charges, agent says

Thu Feb 03 2022 - 15:03

‘Golden era’ for cyber attacks as criminals take advantage of pandemic

Growing availability of malware increases risk that an attack could spiral out of control

Sat Jan 15 2022 - 06:00

Irishman arrested in Nigerian bribery investigation

Energy deal under investigation was subject of one of the world’s largest lawsuits

Wed Dec 22 2021 - 01:00

Farc dissident leader killed in Venezuela – local media

Hernan Dario Velasquez killed in attack by mercenaries seeking rewards for his capture

Mon Dec 06 2021 - 10:46

Anti-corruption unit will ‘shield’ gardaí, GRA members assured

Commissioner criticised at conference for ‘not supporting’ gardaí in public comments

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 21:05

Garda representative conference begins amid acrimony

Anger and mistrust in evidence over investment of €4.5m in funds ‘without consultation’

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 01:00

‘Bad guys’ who hacked HSE most likely based in Moscow, says Russia’s top cybersecurity tycoon

Kaspersky denies firm has security service links ahead of Dublin cybercrime conference

Wed Nov 17 2021 - 20:00

UK police arrest Irish man for extradition over Co Cork murder

Conor Quinn (24) died from single stab wound to the chest during 2018 row in Mallow

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 20:41

Third Russian spy accused of attempted murder over Salisbury Novichok attack

UK police say suspects in 2018 attack were military intelligence operatives

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 14:01

Marques to be managed as high-risk sex offender on Irish return

US jailing of Irishman who facilitated sharing of child abuse images ‘significant’ – garda

Thu Sept 16 2021 - 09:22

Gardaí seize infrastructure from HSE cyber attack gang

Operation led by Garda believed to have prevented more than 750 ransomware hacks

Sun Sept 05 2021 - 14:27

Five arrested in Longford in operation targeting crime group

Detention bring to 78 the number of people arrested under Garda Operation Skein

Tue Aug 03 2021 - 18:01

US and Colombia investigate links to Haitian president’s killing after arrests

Police say Jovenel Moïse was assassinated by Colombian and Haitian-American mercenaries

Fri Jul 09 2021 - 10:16

Destination Ireland: wealthy immigrants pay their way via cash for visas scheme

Chinese citizens form the vast majority of investors in scheme that has raised over €1 billion since 2012

Sat Jun 05 2021 - 06:00

Gardaí praised for work in identifying body found by Spanish trawler

Garda investigation led to identification of fisherman (36) and return of body to family in Indonesia

Tue May 18 2021 - 22:23

Department of Health hit by cyberattack similar to that on HSE

Gardaí strongly suspect the same criminal gang is involved in both ransomware attacks

Mon May 17 2021 - 00:04

100 extra gardaí bolster Cab as ‘eyes and ears’ to spot criminal wealth

Special training in cryptocurrency as Garda seeks to keep pace with organised gangs

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 21:30

Iran signals progress in talks on United States’ return to nuclear deal

Accord of 2015 was abandoned by the Trump administration three years later

Mon Apr 19 2021 - 18:40