A 49 year old male and a 30 year old will appear at a special sitting of the Special Criminal Court at 6pm today, the 12th June 2013.
Previous press release below refers.
Garda Press Office.
As part of ongoing Garda operations to counter dissident republican activates in the border area, An operation was undertaken on Monday, 10/06/13 in the Drogheda, Castlebellingham and Navan. The operation involved officers from Louth Division; Northern Regional Support Unit; Crime & Security Branch and the Special Detective Unit.
During the course of the operation a man, aged 49 years and a woman, aged 43 years, were arrested at Castlebellingham and detained under Section 30, Offences Against the State Act (OASA) at Drogheda Garda Station. A short time later, a man (aged 30 years) was arrested in Navan and is currently detained under Section 30 OASA at Navan Garda Station. On the morning of 11th June a fourth arrest was made in Navan, a man aged 38 years and he too is currently detained under Section 30, OASA at Navan Garda Station.
As part of the operation a commercial premises in Navan was searched along with three residences in Drogheda, Navan and Castlebellingham. A number of vehicles were also seized for the purpose of search and technical examination. To date, a 9mm hand gun has been recovered. The operation and investigation is ongoing at this time.
The 43 year old woman detained at Drogheda Garda has since been released without charge.
