A number of plainclothes Gardai helped out as part of a sting in a major operation in Laois which has seen 14 people arrested for nearly 80 offences.
The targeted groups were arrested and charged earlier this week under Operation Thor - which actively targets organised crime gangs and repeat offenders through co-ordinated crime prevention and enforcement activity based on intelligence and the latest burglary trends.
And it was in full effect in the midlands over the last few days, with officers from a number of units targeting a group of people for a litany of offences
