Three men - described as 'high-level targets' by Gardai - have been arrested after an ATM raid near a Topaz filling station in Dunboyne this morning.
The operation was led by the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and involved a number of Garda units including the Special Crime Tack Force.
A Garda spokesman said: "Gardaí intercepted a number of high level targets during the course of a cash in transit robbery outside a bank in Dunboyne.
"Two men were arrested at the scene and another man was arrested a short distance away.
"The three men in their 30s are detained at Blanchardstown and Finglas Garda Stations. A fire are was recovered at the scene."
Detective Superintendent Tony Howard is holding a briefing on the operation at Garda Dublin Metropolitan Headquarters, Harcourt Square this afternoon.
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