Gardaí have arrested a man and a woman following a major operation in Dungloe on Monday morning.
Uniformed guards, backed up by the Armed Support Unit (ASU) and the Public Order Unit, swooped on a residential premises in the centre of the town.
The raid was related to an investigation into a theft that occurred in the Bunbeg area on Saturday, 9th November. Donegal Daily understands that a third male was also arrested at the scene of Monday’s search on an unrelated matter.
“On Monday morning, a search warrant was executed at a premises in An Clochán Liath/Dungloe by regular unit Garda members from the Milford district with support from the Public Order Unit and the Armed Support Unit,” a spokesperson for the Garda Press Office confirmed to Donegal Daily.
“During the course of the search, a man in his 40s and a woman in her 20s were arrested in connection with this investigation. They were both detained at a Garda station in Donegal under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.”
Eyewitnesses expressed alarm at the scale of the operation, adding the likes of which are rarely seen in the area.
The pair is understood to be from another part of Donegal and have been living at the accommodation with a number of others.
The arrested male has since been charged and appeared before Letterkenny District Court later on Monday morning.
The arrested female was released without charge to be dealt with under the Adult Caution scheme.
“As this matter is now before the courts, An Garda Síochána is not in a position to provide further comment at this time,” the spokesperson concluded.
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