Gardaí smash gang involved in number of armed robberies

GARDAÍ believe they have smashed a gang involved in a number of armed robberies in recent weeks.

Detectives pounced on three core members of the gang just as they were about to rob a security van in north Dublin.

The three men, one armed with a sawn-off shotgun and another with a machete, were nabbed by officers based at Blanchardstown Garda Station, who had been carrying out a surveillance operation.