Convicted rapist one of 63 suspects arrested as gardaí target Black Axe gang

Senior members of the Black Axe gang are due to be sentenced here over the coming weeks. Photo: Getty

Ken Foy

A convicted rapist was one of 63 people arrested in the space of three months across Ireland by detectives investigating the activities of the Black Axe crime organisation.

Based in Dublin’s south inner city, the sex offender became a suspect as part of a money-laundering investigation being carried out by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB).