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Two arrested after ATM skimming equipment seized in Meath

Gardaí have seized equipment for skimming ATMs and arrested two people in Co Meath. Officers fro...
Jack Quann
Jack Quann

15.55 4 Mar 2019


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Two arrested after ATM skimmin...

Two arrested after ATM skimming equipment seized in Meath

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

15.55 4 Mar 2019


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Gardaí have seized equipment for skimming ATMs and arrested two people in Co Meath.

Officers from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau were assisted by Gardaí from Navan on Monday morning.

They carried out a search of a house on Slane Road in Navan and arrested two men.

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Gardaí seized equipment for ATM skimming - including a fake ATM front, hard drives, receiving devices, soldering equipment, laptops and about 500 blank cards to be used for storing data copied at ATMs.

Meath Image: An Garda Síochána

Sat navs, pin-hole cameras, skimming devices and various ATM skimming parafelenia were also seized.

The two men, who are both Romanian nationals aged in their late 40s and late 20s, were arrested at the scene.

Meath Image: An Garda Síochána

They are being detained at Navan Garda Station under Section 50 of Criminal Justice Act.

Gardaí have said investigations and searches are ongoing.


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