Luggage thief hid in suitcase on bus

A BENCH warrant has been issued for a man suspected of involvement in the “man in a suitcase” scam in which baggage was raided on buses.

A juvenile and a young man were arrested by gardaí in Mitchelstown on Saturday afternoon after a 17-year-old youth was found in a suitcase on board an Air Coach bus travelling from Dublin to Cork.

The bag also contained a laptop and a camera, taken from the bag of another passenger. Gardaí believe that the route had been targeted in recent weeks, while a follow-up search of a house in Cashel revealed a haul of suspected stolen goods, comprising two laptops, eight cameras and more than a dozen handbags, all with a total estimated worth of €10,000.