A man in his 60s and a woman in her 40s were arrested today in Dublin as part of a garda operation targeting high volume theft crime and other offences.
They were nabbed by gardai this morning as part of Operation Thor Winter Phase. Garda from the National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau were assisted by units from the Dublin Metropolitan Region, Eastern Region and North Western Region.
The operation was launched in October this year to target organised crime. The man and woman were both detained at Naas Garda Station under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.
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Assistant Commissioner Paul Cleary, Organised and Serious Crime said: "Operation Thor which was launched in October, 2022 continues to target organised crime gangs and repeat offenders through co-ordinated crime prevention and enforcement activity based on intelligence and crime trends. This Operation is focussed on reducing harm to the community through the co-ordination of Garda resources".
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