Gardaí from the National Immigration Bureau today arrested 10 people during an investigation into theft and fraud offences.
The seven men and three women were arrested at a house in Clonsilla, Dublin 15, as part of a series of planned searches.
A number of forged and altered passports were also seized.
Five of the men appeared in court charged with theft and fraud offences while the remaining five were released without charge.
All ten people arrested were foreign nationals.
