29/02/2016

Three Men Arrested Over Seizure Of Suspected Stolen Goods

Gardaí have arrested three men and seized suspected stolen property in an operation at Rosslare Europort.

The arrests were made on Thursday, 25 February, in a joint operation between garda and Revenue Officers.

In the operation a white Mercedes lorry was stopped as it was about to board a ferry departing Rosslare for Cherbourg. An initial search of the lorry revealed what Gardaí believed to be stolen property.

During a further search of the lorry, property including bicycles, power tools, garden machinery and beer kegs were discovered. The approximate value of the property seized is around €70,000.

The occupants of the vehicle, three men in their 20s and 30s and all Romanian nationals with addresses in Ireland, were arrested at the scene. They have been detained at Wexford Garda station under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

(MH/CD)

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