A Northern Ireland man has been charged in connection with a £5 million (€7.44 million) cross-Border fuel smuggling scam.
The 52-year-old Co Armagh man was accused of laundering the proceeds of the fraud.
The arrest followed a cross-Border operation involving the Police Service of Northern Ireland and agencies in the Republic.
Northern Ireland customs officers searched domestic and business premises in Armagh this week, seizing an estimated 97,050 during the raid. In a co-ordinated operation in the Republic, officers from the Criminal Assets Bureau carried out searches in Co Monaghan.
A senior customs official in the North said the latest operation highlighted the commitment to tackling oils fraud in Northern Ireland.
The accused is due to appear at Armagh Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with laundering the proceeds of fuel fraud. -
(PA)