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Rule The World

Tuesday, 28 July 2020 06:54

That's the view of a retired detective inspector based in Mullingar.

The number of times Ireland looked for help from other countries in solving crimes increased by a third last year.

Under Mutual Legal Assistance legislation, Ireland can seek co-operation from other states in criminal investigations.

Freedom of information documents show this law was used 643 times last year - compared to 486 in 2018.

240 were sent to the US in 2019 - with 65 relating to child pornography.

Retired detective inspector turned private detective based in Mullingar Pat Marry says he's not surprised:

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