Three arrested over agricultural machinery thefts

Gardaí recovered tractors worth €150,000 after a raid in Roscommon.

THREE MEN ARE due to appear in court this evening after being arrested over the theft of agricultural vehicles yesterday.

The arrests came as gardaí mounted a raid in Roscommon during an ongoing investigation into thefts of plant and farm machinery.

Two tractors, worth a total of around €150,000, were recovered during the raid. The men, one aged in his 40s and two in their 20s, were taken into custody.

They are currently being held at Roscommon garda station under Section Four of the Criminal Justice Act.

The trio will appear at a special sitting of Roscommon District Court this evening, where they will be charged.

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