Woman considered a ‘major player’ in Black Axe international crime gang questioned over €10m in bank accounts


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A woman who is considered a key figure in the so-called Black Axe crime group has been arrested. The suspect (40), who is based in Clondalkin, west Dublin, remained in custody yesterday at a garda station. She was being questioned by fraud squad officers about allegedly directing the activities of a major criminal organisation. A total of around €10m in fraud-related cash is believed to have passed through several bank accounts she allegedly controlled between 2017 and 2019. Her arrest is considered one of the most significant yet under Operation Skein, the investigation being run by the Garda National Economic...