Almost 200 'dodgy box' accounts shut down in Galway

Ellen O'Donoghue

Gardaí shut down almost 200 "dodgy box" accounts in Galway city on Friday.

The accounts were believed to be linked to an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) streaming service, and were shut down as part of a Garda operation targeting illegal streaming services and money laundering offences.

Members of the Galway County West Crime Unit, the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau searched a house in Rahoon, where electronic devices were seized, and the accounts were shut down.

The search primarily targeted the streaming of Sky TV's products.

No arrests have been made at this time, gardaí said, and a file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Investigations are ongoing, the garda statement added.