Two men to appear in court in connection with garda operation in Kildare and Dublin

Two men are to appear in court in relation to a garda operation in Dublin and Kildare.

The men (one aged in his 50s, the other in his 20s) arrested in this investigation are due to appear before a special sitting of Sligo District Court this evening, Friday, December 6, 2024.

The third man is still detained at a Garda Station in the North Western Region pursuant to Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006.

Gardaí had previously arrested three men as part of an operation targeting an organised criminal group suspected of committing burglaries of residential and commercial properties in the North-Western Region and elsewhere nationwide.

The search operation took place in Dublin and Kildare on Friday, November 29 2024. Four vehicles have been seized, including a high performance blue BMW, and a substantial amount of suspected stolen property has been recovered.