It is understood that as PSNI officers stopped the vehicle, their patrol car was rammed.

Police are appealing to anyone with information to contact them.

The car was found on fire a short time later on the nearby Tullyallen Road.

'Anyone with information or concerns about the supply or use of illegal drugs should contact police'

'Brendan Treanor (33) is charged with participating in a robbery that occurred at the Lordship Credit Union, Co Louth, on January 25, 2013'

Tactical Support officers and the Dog Unit chased the two male suspects into a wooded area after they abandoned the camper in a laneway.

The judge said the thefts had been carried out by what gardaí believed to be a cross-border gang based in east Monaghan and south Armagh.

Two garda cars had to take evasive action to avoid being rammed.