SWINDLER’S LIST OF CONS
Gardai identify 1k people linked to ‘ultra violent’ Black Axe cyber gang as over €84m laundered through Irish banks
They have been operating in Ireland for 10 years
- Published: 8:00, 3 Nov 2024

- Published: Invalid Date, 3TH NOVEMBER 2024.
OVER €84m has been laundered through Irish banks as part of a multi-million global fraud scam.
Latest stats obtained by The Irish Sun show investigators from Garda National Economic Crime Bureau under Operation Skein also identified 1,100 people connected to the Black Axe crime gang.
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Detectives — who are working closely with Interpol — have also made 565 arrests, prosecuted 300 people and cautioned 39 juveniles as part of the huge Irish probe.
Over 50 senior members of the gang have also been arrested here.
Among those who opened bank accounts in Ireland, to be used by the gang, were 12 Italians and over 30 Portuguese nationals.
At present, the Black Axe crime gang is classified by Interpol as an “ultra violent cyber gang” with more than 30,000 members.
