Match-fixing suspected released without charge
GARDAI have released a man who was arrested earlier this week as part of an investigation into alleged match-fixing in the League of Ireland.
The man, whose aged in his 20s, was detained on Tuesday morning as part of Operation Brookweed. He was the fifthteenth person too be arrested.
While there were some arrests in Limerick previously, gardai have not confirmed the location of the latest search operation and arrest.
The man was arrested for the offence of Conspiracy to Defraud under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a garda station in the Southern Region, which includes the Limerick garda division.
In an update, gardai confirmed he has since been released and that a file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Investigating Gardaí continue to appeal to anyone with 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.