Gardaí shut down ‘dodgy box’ streaming service operating in Galway which supplied hundreds of users

Gardaí in Galway have shut down an illegal TV streaming service which supplied hundreds of users in a raid of a home today.

The operation, targeting illegal TV streaming services and money laundering offences, saw a house searched in Rahoon, Galway City on Friday by members of the Galway County West Crime Unit, the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau.

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A number of electronic devices were seized by Gardaí and almost 200 accounts believed to be linked to an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) streaming service were shut down, gardaí said.

“No arrests have been made at this time. A file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions,” a garda spokesperson said.

Today’s activity primarily targeted the streaming of SKY TV’s products illegally.