Gardaí have arrested three people as part of an intelligence-led operation targeting an organised criminal group suspected of committing burglaries at commercial properties in Galway, Mayo, Cork, Kildare and Wexford.

The arrests followed intelligence-led searches in counties Meath and Westmeath, targeting an organised criminal gang suspected of carrying out heists on both residential and commercial properties.

Four vehicles have been seized, including a high performance Blue BMW, and a substantial amount of suspected stolen property has been recovered.

Two men and a teenage boy have been arrested as part of an investigation into a string of burglaries across the country.

A female juvenile has been referred to the Garda National Youth Diversion Programme

The investigation targets organised crime gangs and repeat offenders particularly in the areas of burglary and break-ins.

A grow house was discovered at a residential premises in the north of the county on Friday