Gardai have arrested three men after they tried to hide from a checkpoint over the weekend.
The incident occurred on Sunday when a vehicle tried to abscond officers in Co Offaly.
A spokesperson for An Garda Siochana confirmed the incident in a post on Facebook and explained that a routine checkpoint was in operation when three men travelling in one car turned away.
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They left the scene at high speed and so gardai went in search of the car.
They reportedly hid in a rural farmyard, where gardai later located the vehicle.
The area was searched and a short time later all three men were arrested, and the car was seized.
As it is an offence to refuse to stop at a garda checkpoint, these men now face prosecution in front of a judge.
The post confirmed that: “Offaly Roads Policing Unit out and about yesterday.
“Three males travelling in a car turned from away from a checkpoint. The driver drove away at speed and they hid in a rural farmyard. Area searched and vehicle seized.
“Three males arrested. prosecutions pending.”
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