A man was arrested in Dublin as part of gardai investigations into cyber offending online and "smishing" scams.
The arrest came on Thursday morning in Ballymun as part of an operation by Garda National Economic Crime Bureau and officers from the DMR South Central Detective Unit.
The man, aged in his 20s, is currently detained under the provisions of Section 50 the Criminal Justice Act, 2007 at Ballymun Garda station and can be detained for up to 7 days.