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Garda Donohoe murder suspect deported from US over immigration violations

Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was shot dead while on a cash escort at a credit union in Co Louth in January 2013
Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was shot dead while on a cash escort at a credit union in Co Louth in January 2013

An Irishman arrested in the United States last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for immigration violations has been deported.

The man, who is in his 20s, is a suspect in the investigation into the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in Co Louth almost four-and-a-half years ago.

He arrived in Dublin Airport this morning and was arrested on foot of a bench warrant for a separate matter.

He is wanted in Ireland because he failed to turn up in court after he was convicted of charges in relation to a separate matter.

He is due to be brought before a judge later today.

Gardaí will also seek to question him in connection with the murder of Det Donohoe, who was shot dead while on a cash escort at the Lordship Credit Union in Co Louth on 25 January 2013.