Garda operation on ‘organised’ copper cable gang continues

Gardaí are continuing to hunt remaining members of a “very organised” foreign gang responsible for much of the copper cable theft in Ireland in recent years.

Officers arrested a sixth suspected member of this outfit — from the Balkan region — on Tuesday and released him without charge yesterday.

A significant operation, involving gardaí from Portlaoise and Kilkenny detective units, national support services, Eastern Regional RSU, and local units, were involved in the searches of three properties.