Man in custody after alleged extortion attempt

A Belfast man in his 30s remains in garda custody this morning after he was arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged extortion attempt in the Republic.

Man in custody after alleged extortion attempt

A Belfast man in his 30s remains in garda custody this morning after he was arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged extortion attempt in the Republic.

The man was detained in Maynooth, Co Kildare, at around lunchtime yesterday during a garda operation involving the armed Emergency Response Unit.

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