Gardaí have arrested a man in his 30s in connection with explosive devices seized in Dundalk, County Louth, in August. The Irish Independent reports that the suspect is alleged to have acted as a "store man" for an INLA gang that extorts drug dealers.
The arrest relates to the earlier discovery of the devices in the border town. According to LMFM, this is the second person detained in connection with that August seizure. RTÉ reports that the man was held over the seized explosive devices.
The Irish Independent describes the suspect as a suspected pipe bomb store man linked to the INLA grouping. The Irish Mirror also reported that Gardaí arrested a man over the discovery of improvised explosive devices in the border town.
The material does not specify the exact date of the arrest, the number or type of devices recovered in August, or the outcome of the man's detention. Louth Live separately reported that a man was released without charge following the IED seizure in Dundalk, though it is not clear from the available reporting whether that refers to the same individual or a different person detained in the investigation.
The reports centre on Dundalk, a town near the border, where Gardaí have been investigating the August find. The Irish Independent's account links the suspected store man to a gang described as extorting drug dealers.
It remains to be seen whether the man is charged or released, and whether further arrests follow in the investigation.
