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Man due in court over stolen car racket

A man arrested by gardaí investigating a multi-million euro stolen car racket is due to appear in court tomorrow charged with handling stolen property.

The 35-year-old Lebanese man is one of four people being held after gardaí raided a shed near Kilcullen, Co Kildare and seized car parts worth over €250,000 which were in a container due to be shipped to Eastern Europe.

The three other men, who are from Syria and Lebanon, are still being questioned at Naas and Newbridge Garda Stations.

Gardaí are investigating the theft of over 100 luxury cars, mainly BMWs and Mercedes, in Dublin and the surrounding counties over the past eight months.

Blanchardstown detectives and the Garda Stolen Car Unit believe the car racket paid thieves up to €10,000 to steal the luxury cars.

This afternoon, gardaí carried out further searches at homes and at least one business premises in Dublin.