Gardaí are still questioning three men after apparently foiling the robbery of a security cash van in Lucan, Dublin, yesterday.
A 15-strong team of armed detectives lay in wait for an armed gang in the car park of the Spa Hotel where the van was scheduled to make a delivery.
Three men, from Finglas and Cabra, were arrested.
Gardaí found a shotgun in their car along with hammers, CS spray and balaclavas. The men were driving a stolen Mitsubishi Spacewagon car.
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Gardaí had the van under surveillance for some time.
The three men, who are in their 20s, 30s and 40s, are being held at three Garda stations in Lucan, Ronanstown and Ballyfermot under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.