By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent
A FRAUD suspect wanted by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) over a £17 million money laundering investigation was arrested at Dublin Airport.
Edwin Omokhuale, 39, “was detained on an arrest warrant issued by the UK by officers from An Garda Síochána”, the NCA said.
He was arrested shortly before he was due to board a flight to Paris.
“He faces charges of money laundering in connection with a fraud committed against an Australian mining company of around US$23 million (approx. £17 million) in early 2023,” the NCA said.
The NCA said investigators believe the alleged fraudsters were based in the UK. They are suspected of “deceiving company employees into sending money to accounts they controlled”.
Omokhuale was living in the UK when the alleged fraud took place, according to the NCA.
He subsequently appeared in court in Dublin last week as extradition proceedings to bring him back to Britain got underway.
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