A CROSS-BORDER police air support operation was launched early yesterday as a search continued on both sides of the South Armagh border for a gang involved in the latest ATM bank machine robbery.
The gang targeted the ATM machine shortly before 3am at a store in the tiny border village of Forkhill, a few miles from Crossmaglen.
The ATM unit was in a stand-alone position at the store in the village’s Main Street.
Police declined to say how much cash was taken.
It was believed the gang may have been operating from the Republic and searches were conducted at some isolated locations where it was thought the raiders might have abandoned a vehicle.
Gardaí in Louth and Monaghan were alerted about the raid early yesterday morning and checkpoints were set up at Border crossings.
Gardaí and the PSNI have jointly appealed for any information about yesterday’s raid.
They believe the raiders used a Volkswagen car to make their getaway.