Gardai have arrested three males following an armed robbery on a Post Office this afternoon in Athboy.
At approximately 2.30pm two males entered the Post Office in Athboy armed with a saw-off shotgun. They threatened the lone female staff member and left the scene with a sum of money in a car driven by a third male.
Local Gardai along with Gardai from Kells responded and the car was located crashed a short distance away at Frayne Bog where one male was arrested. The other two males ran from the scene.
Following a search of the area with the assistance of the Regional Support Unit and the Garda Air Support Unit Gardai located and arrested the other two males. A firearm, pending technical examination, was recovered along with a sum of money.
The three males in their 20’s are currently detained under the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 at Kells (2) and Trim (1) Garda Stations.
