Five people have been arrested following an investigation into the impersonation of Gardai by a criminal gang.
Gardai arrested five people this morning in connection to the offence. Four men, two aged in their 30s, one in their 50s and another in his 60s, and one woman, aged in her 50s, are currently detained in five separate Garda stations across the east of Ireland.
The impersonation allegedly involved members of the gang calling to rural homes claiming to be members of An Garda Siochana, on the grounds they were investigating burglaries in the area. Fraudsters then requested to compare sums of cash in their possession against those belonging to the home owner, before seizing the money.
