The man was arrested in Castleblaney, Monaghan.
An Garda Síochána have arrested a man as part of an investigation into the theft of ATM machines in the Northwest and Eastern regions.
According to a statement from a Garda spokesperson, the man in his 20s was arrested in Castleblaney, Monaghan yesterday (6 January) for an offence contrary to Section 73 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006.
This section
states that "a person commits a serious offence for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, a criminal organisation is guilty of an offence."
The male is currently detained at Monaghan Garda Station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.
In the same statement, Gardaí noted that today, as part of Joint Agency Task Force co-ordination, the PSNI in support of An Garda Síochána have carried out a search in the Crossmaglen area, Armagh.
The task force comprises of An Garda Síochána, the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the Revenue Commissioners, HM Revenue & Customs, Garda National Immigration Bureau, the Home Office Immigration Enforcement, the Criminal Assets Bureau, and the National Crime Agency.
