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Cars stolen from residential Dublin areas seized in Meath and Wicklow

Gardaí have seized six stolen cars as part of a crackdown on organised crime in the east o...
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08.03 1 Sep 2016


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Cars stolen from residential Dublin areas seized in Meath and Wicklow

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08.03 1 Sep 2016


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Gardaí have seized six stolen cars as part of a crackdown on organised crime in the east of the country.

The Operation Thor sting targeted a gang believed to have stolen vehicles from residential areas in Dublin.

Cannabis worth an estimated €80,000 was also found during a series of searches yesterday.

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In the first operation, gardaí stopped and searched a car on the N11 in Wexford.

A man in his 50s was arrested at the scene after suspected stolen car parts were discovered.

The suspect is being detained at Tallaght garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, as amended.

Three cars – an Audi A4, an Audi A3 and VW Golf – were subsequently recovered during a follow-up search in Meath. 

Four kilos of cannabis herb were also taken from the premises in the Summerhill area.

Three more vehicles – Audi A5, an Audi A1 and a Hyundai Tuscan – were confiscated during a search of a property in Wicklow. They are all believed to have been stolen in burglaries.

Gardaí described the seizures as a “significant result” in targeting the crime gang in question.

They said a wider investigation into the distribution network for stolen car parts is ongoing.


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