Three arrested after armed raid on post office
Three men have been arrested today after an armed robbery at a post office in Clogherhead, Co Louth.
The raid happened at around 11.45am when three men entered the post office, one armed with a sawn-off shotgun.
They threatened staff and demanded money.
As they left the post office with a sum of money they were confronted by gardaí and a struggle ensued.
A 25-year-old man was arrested by gardaí attached to the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.
With the assistance of local gardaí and the Regional Support Unit, two other men (aged 24 and 36 years respectively) were also arrested.
The three men are being detained at Dundalk and Drogheda Garda stations under the provisions of section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 as amended.
A sawn-off shotgun and the proceeds of the robbery have been recovered.
