Gardai investigating alleged match fixing in the League of Ireland have arrested a man this morning following a search in the south of the country.
The man, who is aged in his 20s, has been arrested on suspicion of Conspiracy to Defraud and is being held at a Garda station in the south of the country where he can be questioned for up to 24 hours
Today's arrest brings the total number of people arrested as part of Operation Brookweed to 15.
The operation is receiving ongoing support from Interpol, and was set up by Gardai in 2019, following reports of suspected match-fixing received from the FAI and UEFA.
Speaking today, Detective Superintendent Catharina Gunne, Garda National Economic Crime Bureau said:
"Match-fixing and corruption is a threat to all sports at all levels and undermines public confidence in the fairness of sport. It can allow organised crime to infiltrate sport in order to use it to make illicit gains or launder proceeds of crime.
"The Anti-Bribery & Corruption Unit will take proactive action where necessary to disrupt such criminality. Match-fixers prey on young and vulnerable players in order to corrupt them for their ends. A conviction for involvement in match-fixing could result in a significant custodial sentence.”
An Garda Síochána continues to appeal to any person who may have information in relation to match-fixing or sports corruption to report the matter in confidence to the Bribery and Corruption Confidential Reporting line – 1800 40 60 80 the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or to their local Garda Station.
