Four held over stolen property

Three men will appear in court in Co Kildare today after gardaí recovered stolen property worth an estimated €300,000.

Gardai in Co Kildare seized ?300,000 worth of stolen property at a storage unit in Straffan. Photograph: An Garda Siochana.
Gardai in Co Kildare seized ?300,000 worth of stolen property at a storage unit in Straffan. Photograph: An Garda Siochana.

Three men will appear in court in Co Kildare today after gardaí recovered stolen property worth an estimated €300,000.

Members of the Organised Crime Unit and the National Bureau of Criminal Investigations, assisted by members of the Air Support Unit and Garda National Drugs Unit searched a storage unit in Straffan on Wednesday night.

What a Garda spokesman said was a "substantial amount" of property believed to be stolen was located at this storage area. It included commerical coffee machines, clothing and a range of vitamin products.

Four men ranging in age from mid 20s to early 40s were arrested and were detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. Two were held at Naas Garda station and the other men were held at Lucan and Leixlip for questioning.

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Three of the men will appear on charges this morning at Kilcock District Court at 10.30am.

A Garda spokesman said the fourth man was released yesterday and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.