Three men have been arrested in connection with an attempted cash-in-transit van robbery in Dunboyne, Co.Meath.

The arrests were made as part a Garda operation led by the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.

Gardaí intercepted a number of high level targets during the course of a robbery outside a bank in Dunboyne.

Two men were arrested at the scene and another man was arrested a short distance away.

The three men in their 30s are being held at Blanchardstown and Finglas Garda Stations in Dublin.

A firearm was recovered at the scene.