BREAKING: Five arrested in Kildare after gardaí stop car carrying 19 petrol bombs
Men being held in a Kildare garda station
As part of ongoing investigations targeting organised criminal activity, Gardaí arrested five individuals in Kildare and seized several improvised explosive devices on Monday morning.
At approximately 11:30pm, Detective Gardaí attached to Leixlip Garda Station intercepted a car in the Carbury area.
Following a search of the vehicle, a total of 19 petrol bombs were recovered.
Four adult males were subsequently arrested and are currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in County Kildare.
Separately, while dealing with the incident, Gardaí were confronted by a male in his late 40s who was armed with a knife.
He was arrested, has since been charged, and appeared before a sitting of Naas District Court this morning, 3rd September 2024.
Investigations are ongoing, and gardai further updates will follow.