16/06/2010

Two Held Over Cavan ATM Raid

Two men have been detained in connection with the attempted raid of an ATM machine in Co Cavan.

Gardaí revealed this morning that the two men were arrested on Mondayat approximately 10am. One man, aged 41, was arrested in the Newbliss area of County Monaghan while the second man, aged 42, was arrested in the Dublin area.

The arrests came as the result of an on-going investigation by local Gardaí in the Cavan and Monaghan divisions.

The investigation, which was being carried out in conjunction with the Organised Crime Unit and aided by the local Detective Unit, was being conducted in relation to an ATM raid, which occurred at Cootehill, County Cavan on December 12.

They are both detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act at Monaghan Garda Station.

(DW/BMcC)

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