Fifteen people have been arrested in connection with investigations targeting retail theft in the Dublin 7 area.
The 12 men and three women, aged from their 20’s to their 40’s are due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice tomorrow.
Gardaí say the arrests were made in the lead up to an Operation Táirge Day of Action which takes place tomorrow.
Operation Táirge is part of An Garda Síochána’s Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategy supporting activity aimed at detecting and preventing Organised Retail Crime.
The investigations relate to thefts from multi-national retailers, local chain stores as well as local independent retailers within the…