Six people have been arrested so far today in Carlow.
Operation Thor is taking place in Carlow Town and the surrounds with 120 Gardaí involved in targeted searches and checkpoints.
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This is the third Garda operation of its kind in that area over the last 18 months.
Superintendent Gerry Redmond told KCLR Live today that a number of those arrested have already been charged with more arrests expected to be made.
A number of the arrests were for sexually based offences.
