Two men arrested as gardai recover large haul of stolen tools in Midlands

Two men were arrested as gardai recovered a large haul of tools that were stolen in the Midlands this week.

Portlaoise Gardai recovered over €5,000 worth of power tools which were taken from a business in Laois on Wednesday. 

The tools were recovered when two males were spotted acting suspiciously in a vehicle in the Ballydavis area. 

Gardai said a ”subsequent search resulted in the recovery of approximately €5,300 worth of power tools stolen from a Laois business.”

Both males have been charged and brought before the courts.