16 stolen bikes worth a total of €7,000 have been recovered by gardai, and a man has been arrested and charged in connection with the seizure.
Gardai in Crumlin arrested the man in his 50s yesterday in a planned operation which involved an arrangement to meet the seller of a stolen bike which was advertised online.
Officers say the man turned up with the stolen bike, which the owner identified as hers, and the man was arrested.
He was taken to Crumlin Garda station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
In a follow up search of a property in Dublin 8, 15 more bikes were found, along with an angle grinder.
The man has since been charged in relation to the seizure and Gardaí at Crumlin say they will endeavour to identify the rightful owners of the bikes. The items that are not returned to owners will be circulated via media in the coming weeks.
Investigations are ongoing.
