Gardaí also seized 4kg of cannabis worth around €80,000 during the operation.
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Operation Thor has been targeting a gang stealing cars from outside people’s homes across Dublin and yesterday made a significant breakthrough.
A man in his 50s was arrested after vehicle parts were found after the search of a auto on the N11 in Wexford yesterday afternoon.
The Volkswagen was partially dismantled.
Gardaí had searched a house yesterday in Rassilagh, Oldcastle, Co.
Gardaí have recovered some items, including two cars and a boat, thought to have been stolen in burglaries in the Midlands.
One man is his 50’s was arrested and is now detained at Tallaght Garda Station under the provisions of Section 4 – Criminal Justice Act 1984 as amended.
In a follow-up search in the Summerhill area of Co. A number of private houses have also been searched.
Three more cars – Audi A5, an Audi A1 and a Hyundai Tuscan – were confiscated during a search of a property in Wicklow.
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All are believed to have been stolen in earlier residential burglaries.
