A man has been extradited from Romania and charged as part of a Garda investigation into fraudulent selling on second hand websites. 

Following his arrest in Romania in 2022, he arrived in Ireland on Thursday and will appear before the District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice this morning. 

The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau believes that fraudulent selling on second hand websites across Europe has led to the laundering of profits through bank accounts opened using false identity papers. 

They estimate that €6.9 million has been laundered through such accounts in Ireland. 

The man, who is in his 40s, is the 15th person charged in Ireland as part of the investigation.

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