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Dublin Zoo was targeted in the first fraud of its type in Ireland

Dublin Zoo was targeted in the first fraud of its type in Ireland

A couple have been sentenced for their role in a scam in which more than €500,000 was stolen from ­Dublin Zoo.

Adnan Afzal (45) and Agate Jansone (33), of Wellington Street, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, previously pleaded guilty to laundering €364,894 of the money through their bank accounts.