How group used country house as base

and officers find items on them including cash, balaclavas and other implements they believe are linked to thefts. The men are arrested.

Police crime scene investigation officers attend at the Carnoustie Co-op where photographs and other evidence are seized.

Police Scotland issues a statement confirming five men have been detained in relation to the cash machine theft at Carnoustie, adding that their arrests are part of an ongoing police operation involving officers from across the country.

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Scenes of crime officers attend Panbride House,

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a large manor house near Carnoustie, formerly owned by Dundee running hero Liz McColgan. Among the tennis courts and swimming pool, officers find a garage. Inside they discover a VW Golf car and, within that, an ATM — thought to be from the Co-op in Carnoustie — is found. Outside the garage, a Land Rover Defender is found. Prosecutors claim they found food and drink cans discarded inside, along with an ear plug. They also say the vehicle had damage matching fragments of plastic found at the scene of the ATM raid.

Meanwhile, accounts from the scene say that the Land Rover was found with a heavy towing strap inside, along with a number of other items. Police discover the ATM in the back of the VW Golf has damage on its screen and keypad. The machine was found on heavy duty plastic, similar to plastic used on a sign outside. A further search finds tools including a saw and spanner. A code used to open the machine matches that of the Carnoustie ATM.

Officers confirm that five men from the Liverpool and Birmingham areas have been charged over the ATM thefts. The men make a private appearance at Forfar Sheriff Court.

Police make further arrests in connection with ATM thefts in the UK.

Eight men go on trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of carrying out 13 ATM raids across the UK.

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