The Garda Commissioner, Fachtna Murphy praised the work of the units involved in this morning’s operation.
Gardai have arrested three men following an incident at Johnsbridge, Co. Kildare this morning, the 5th of November 2009.
At about 9a.m Gardai from the Organised Crime Unit supported by Gardai from the Emergency Response Unit arrested the men, one of whom is in his 20's and the other two are in their 30's in a stolen van near a hotel, in Johnstownbridge, Co. Kildare. A cash-in-transit van had just arrived in the area at the time of the incident. A second stolen vehicle, a car was also recovered nearby.
The men have been taken to Leixlip(1) and Naas(2) Garda stations where they are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
The Garda Commissioner, Fachtna Murphy, while acknowledging that he could not comment in detail on a specific investigation, praised the work of the units involved in this morning’s operation. He said:
“Information is vital to An Garda Síochána in mounting intelligence-led operations such as this. I renew my appeal to the community to pass information to us no matter how insignificant it might seem to them. My members, both in uniform and in specialist units, are working day in, day out to confront criminal activity. The safety of the community and their own safety is paramount as they carry out this work.”
Garda Press Office
5th November 2009 10.40
