23/07/2024

Searches In Republic In Robbie Lawlor Murder Investigation

Search operation have been carried out in Dublin and Sligo today, Tuesday 23 July, as part of the ongoing investigation into the April 2020 murder of Robbie Lawlor.

Working as part of the Joint Agency Task Force, searches of 12 premises were carried out by An Garda Síochána with support from the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

The joint investigation, which is supported by Eurojust, is led by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Major Investigation Team.

During the course of today's searches, Gardaí seized a number of electronic devices for further examination.

Mr Lawlor was shot dead outside a house in north Belfast on 04 April, 2020.

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