This morning.
The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, assisted by officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, are conducting searches at seven premises in counties Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Westmeath and Kilkenny.
Via Garda Press Office:
‘The searches are part of an ongoing investigation being conducted by members of The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation into offences of deception pursuant to Section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud) Offences Act, 2001 surrounding fraudulent practices regarding tampering of identification passports and microchips of horses presented for slaughter in this jurisdiction.‘
Premises searched in horse meat for export investigation (RTE)
