In the course of operational activity undertaken as part of "Operation Thor” by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), supported by the Emergency Response Unit and Security & Intelligence Section a car was intercepted yesterday, Tuesday 17th December 2019 bearing false registration at Black Bog Road, Carlow.
Five male occupants of the car were arrested and are currently detained in Garda Stations in Kilkenny and Carlow on suspicion of committing burglary. All five males are detained under Section 4 – Criminal Justice Act 1984
A high powered car was seized and property believed to be the proceeds of a burglary which was committed a short time earlier was also recovered.
Investigations ae continuing.
