Detectives have uncovered what is described as a “smishing factory” during a planned search in the Tallaght area in which €40,000 in cash was seized as well as the same amount of money discovered in a bank account.
suspect aged in his 20’s was arrested and questioned under anti-gangland legislation for a number of days before being released without charge last Friday.
Smishing is a type of scam which sees fraudsters use text messages to trick targeted recipients into clicking a link.
The investigation is being led by Blackrock…
