03/12/2015

Four Arrested In Connection With Theft Of Mobile Phones

Four people have been arrested in connection with the theft of mobile phones in Co Louth.

Three men and one woman have been detained after a number of suspected stolen mobile phones were discover during searches carried out in Tallaght, Clondalkin and Portarlington.

The phones are believed to have been stolen from mobile phone stores nationwide.

They have been detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, at Lucan and Leixlip Garda Stations.

(CD/LM)

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