Bus hijack duo before Cavan court

 

Two men arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into the unauthorised taking of a mini bus and suspected false imprisonment of three passengers at Dublin Airport earlier this week are due to appear before a sitting of Cavan District Court later this morning.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, January 8 last when, shortly before 1am the alarm was raised after a mini bus was taken during an incident at Dublin Airport.

It’s understood that three passengers were in the mini bus at the time when two males boarded the vehicle and drove in the direction of the M1.

The passengers alighted from the bus a short time later on the M1 near Julianstown, unharmed.
It’s understood the mini bus continued north on the M1 until it was located near Drogheda and followed by Garda units before crossing the border north of Dundalk.

The PSNI were subsequently alerted and the mini bus was located again a short time later having returned across the border into Co Monaghan.

From there it was followed by Gardaí before it was abandoned having crashed.

The two occupants of the mini bus then fled on foot before taking possession of a parked car.

This car was later intercepted by Garda RSU members with assistance from Garda Air Support near Castleblayney a short time later.
The occupants of the car, two men in their 30s, were arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Carrickmacross Garda Station.