Rooftop raiders caught red-handed

A DARING rooftop raid was foiled by gardaí in Limerick yesterday as two men were caught drilling their way into an AIB bank inside a specially-erected sound proof tent.

The two well-known Limerick criminals were caught red-handed by armed gardaí who mounted a surveillance operation at the AIB bank in Castletroy on the outskirts of Limerick city at 2am yesterday.

The raiders were discovered with high- powered industrial drilling equipment, inside a green canvas tent, which had been soundproofed with aero- board.