Travel agent and husband caught carrying €340,000 for criminal group at Dublin Airport

A Ukrainian travel agent and her husband were apprehended at Dublin Airport after they tried to smuggle €340,000 out of Ireland for a transnational criminal organisation, a court heard.

Businesswoman Iryna Bandarieva, 69, and Ihor Shandar, 60, were arrested at Terminal 1 on Thursday after they were allegedly caught “red-handed”.

They were refused bail when they appeared before Judge Anthony Halpin at Dublin District Court on Saturday, charged with money laundering offences.

It follows a joint investigation by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Revenue.

The couple with an address in Betova, Kiev, Ukraine, face duplicate charges under section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010, which carries a maximum 14-year sentence on conviction.

They were accused of possessing €340,000 in crime proceeds at Dublin Airport on April 9, but their solicitor, Julianne Hayden, said her clients deny the allegations.

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