Liverpool men were among five suspects arrested and charged after a cash machine was stolen in Scotland.
The ATM was taken from Barry Road in Carnoustie, Angus, at around 4.30am on Friday –
prompting dramatic armed swoop by police in a nearby McDonalds car park.
Police Scotland said five men have been charged and were expected to appear at Forfar Sheriff Court today.
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They are Nanu Maih, Robin Vaughan, Anthony Conroy, Andrew Whyte and Carl Kavanagh – aged between 26 and 43.
They are from the Liverpool and Birmingham areas, officers confirmed.
It follows an operation on Friday in which police used shotguns to burst the tyres of a vehicle believed to have been involved in the raid.
The incident at Westway Retail Park, near Arbroath, is being referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) in line with procedures around firearms incidents.
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Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/