Gardai have arrested four teenagers as part of ongoing investigation into the theft of cars in Carlow and Kildare in recent weeks.
On Saturday 20 May, Gardai in the Naas District carried out an operation targeting people suspected of being involved in the theft of vehicles. One vehicle, which was reported as stolen, was seen travelling on the M7.
A managed containment operation was put in place from Gardaí in Carlow, and the car was located a short time later on the N80. Two teenage youths were subsequently arrested and detained at a garda station in Carlow under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.