PSNI M2 motorway operation leads to recovery of £10,000 worth of glasses stolen from Northern Ireland opticians

Some of the items seized from the car stopped on the M2 motorway. Picture: PSNIplaceholder image
Some of the items seized from the car stopped on the M2 motorway. Picture: PSNI

Around £10,000 worth of spectacles stolen from opticians across Northern Ireland this week have been recovered.

The haul of stolen items was discovered after PSNI Road Policing Officers stopped a vehicle on the M2 motorway on Friday afternoon.

The vehicle had been reported as being involved in multiple thefts of glasses from opticians across Northerrn Ireland in the previous two days.

A police spokesperson confirmed: “The two occupants of the vehicle were arrested and are now helping police with their enquiries. The stolen items valued at approximately £10,000 have been recovered.”

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