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24/07/2013
Two Arrested In Passport Fraud Investigation
Gardaí have arrested two employees of the Passport Office, as part of a joint investigation with the Department of Foreign Affairs into passport fraud.
An internal Passport Office investigation was begun in May following the discovery of irregularities in two passports being issued.
Gardaí yesterday arrested a 30-year-old man in Skerries, Co Dublin, he was questioned and later released without charge.
The second arrest was a 30-year-old woman in Dublin, who is currently being detained at Ballymun Garda Station.
The investigation is ongoing.
(MH/CD)
An internal Passport Office investigation was begun in May following the discovery of irregularities in two passports being issued.
Gardaí yesterday arrested a 30-year-old man in Skerries, Co Dublin, he was questioned and later released without charge.
The second arrest was a 30-year-old woman in Dublin, who is currently being detained at Ballymun Garda Station.
The investigation is ongoing.
(MH/CD)
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