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27th Dec 2019

Around €250,000 worth of suspected stolen bikes found in Dublin container

Rudi Kinsella

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Gardaí found the bikes on Thursday morning.

Approximately €250,000 worth of suspected stolen bikes have been found in a container in Dublin.

Gardaí in Pearse Street conducted a search on Thursday morning (26 December) of a container in Newcastle, Dublin and located 116 pedal cycles suspected to be stolen property.

A search warrant was obtained by Gardaí from Pearse Street following ongoing investigations into the theft of bikes in Dublin city.

Dublin Fire Brigade assisted Gardaí in obtaining entry into a 40 foot container and located pedal cycles of all makes and models.

All items in the container were seized pending further technical examination.

Gardaí estimate that the value of the items is approximately €250,000 owing to the “uniqueness and specialisation” of the items.

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Investigations are ongoing.

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