ALERT: Gardaí issue public warning on burglaries as €200,000 worth stolen

Gardaí have issued a statement on recent theft and burglaries around the country amid Christmas period, as part of Operation Thor.

Operation Thor is An Garda Síochána's "national strategy targeting organised crime groups involved in burglaries."

Gardaí have arrested three people who were suspected of committing burglaries at commercial properties in Galway, Mayo, Cork, Kildare and Wexford.

Two men (aged in their 50s and 40s) and a woman (aged in her 40s) were arrested and are all currently detained at a Garda Station in the Garda North Western Region pursuant to Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006.

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Two locations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region were searched on Thursday 19th December, 2024, by Gardaí from the North Western and Southern Regions investigating an organised criminal group which targeted at least 12 commercial premises.

An estimated €200,000 worth of cigarettes and vapes were stolen at the properties, according to An Garda Síochána.

"During the course of the searches, quantities of cigarettes were recovered, Gardaí added.

Gardaí have arrested three people as part of an intelligence-led operation targeting an organised criminal group suspected of committing burglaries at commercial properties in Galway, Mayo, Cork, Kildare and Wexford. https://t.co/yfqFv4rarA

— Cork Safety Alerts (@CorkSafetyAlert) December 20, 2024

Investigations are ongoing.