The SDU conducted searches at three locations and have removed an amount of material for examination.

Gardaí said the man is being questioned in relation to “possession of fraudulent documentation”.

A Garda statement said: “As part of ongoing investigations targeting the possession of fraudulent documents, gardai from the Special Detective Unit in conjunction with the London Metropolitan Police searched a number of properties in the Dublin area.”

“One man in his 40s was arrested in connection with the investigation and is currently in a north city garda station under the provisions of Section 4 - Criminal Justice Act 1984 for an offence under Section 6 – Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Act 2015.”

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