Gardaí arrest man in Bulgaria

An Irish man arrested by gardaí in Bulgaria has been charged with threatening to kill a witness in an ongoing Garda investigation.

Gardaí arrest man in Bulgaria
Wed, 28 May, 2014 - 01:00
David Raleigh

Vincent Collopy, aged 35, originally from St Ita’s St, St Mary’s Park, Limerick, was arrested yesterday under a European arrest warrant.

Gardaí escorted Mr Collopy — who had left Ireland in 2010 — on board a flight to Dublin Airport which landed at 3am yesterday.

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