Three men have been arrested in connection with a €90,000 ATM ‘cash trapping’ fraud in Dublin and Meath. 

Several ATMs were fitted with "trapping" devices in Dublin and Meath that block users from receiving their cash after making a withdrawal. 

Approximately €90,000 in cash withdrawals were blocked at various locations in the past week, according to Gardaí. 

On Friday, the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) arrested three people – aged in their 20s and 40s – as part of its investigation. 

They are currently detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007, at a Garda station in Dublin. 

A quantity of cash and 'cash trapping' devices were seized as part of this investigation.  

ATM cash trapping is a prominent method fraudsters use to attack an ATM. 

This type of fraud involves placing a device in an ATM that blocks the issue of money, causing the cardholder to believe the ATM is malfunctioning when the cash does not appear.