30/09/2011

Nine Held In Burglary Probe

Nine people have been arrested in connection with a number of 'large scale' burglaries in Dublin.

The garda have released a statement saying that five men and two women were detained as part of an ongoing operation at 7.15am this morning.

The seven men and two women are all Romanian nationals.

Five males, ranging from mid teens to mid 30s, remain detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.

The other two males, one 27-years-old and the other 22, are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.

One female, 23, was arrested for outstanding warrants and has been before the courts. The second female, 35, was removed to prison under Immigration Legislation.

(LB/BMcC)

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