The operation on Wednesday saw two properties searched, a bank account worth €25,000 frozen, as well as cash, cannabis and amphetamine seized.

The Finance Minister raised ‘grave concerns’ around what he called a ‘Wild West’ of unregulated betting on the platform.

Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko (42) lost an appeal against an extradition order

The case follows a Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau (GNCCB) probe.

Jixu Wang, 35, and his 34-year-old wife, Ye Wang, have been denied bail.

Kevin Daniel Andrei (23) appeared at Dublin District Court charged with three counts of possessing close to €600,000 in crime proceeds

€1.12 million of cryptocurrency was seized along with €30,000 of other money.