Around €1m worth of new BMW cars were stolen in Co Meath recently. A gang stole a car transporter near Kinnegad and drove it to a house that had been under construction near the village of Clonard.

 
There were 12 new high-powered BMWs on the transporter. The gang tried to manoeuvre the transporter to the rear of the house. It is believed they were going to offload the cars over the next few days. However, the vehicle got stuck, so the gang drove one car off and then set fire to the transporter with the remaining BMW’s still on it.

The house was also badly damaged in the fire.