Top greyhound official arrested

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Friday April 16 2010

A LEADING figure in the greyhound industry was last night being detained by gardai as part of an investigation into false accounting.

Gardai in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, arrested the well-known official at 9am yesterday. It's been confirmed that the man was a senior official in the business.

The Irish Independent understands that a file containing financial information was handed over to gardai last year.

Investigators have been studying the file since last summer.

Irish Independent

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