Issue Date: 23rd September 2021
Two men have been arrested by Gardaí investigating overnight burglary incidents in Swords, Co Dublin and Ardee, Co Louth.
At approximately 10pm on Wednesday night, a van was taken in the course of a burglary from a house in Swords. The van was later observed and failed to stop for Garda Units responding to reports of attempted burglary at a house in the Ardee area of Co Louth shortly after midnight.
Following and lengthy managed containment operation, the van was intercepted on the outskirts of Swords shortly after 2am, by members of the Armed Support Unit (ASU).
The occupants of the van, two men aged in their 20s and 30s, were arrested. Both are currently detained for questioning at Coolock Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
The investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow.
