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A total of six men are now being questioned about the killing of the 21-year-old who was beaten to death at a farm in Castleblaney, County Monaghan last October.
Earlier, Gardai arrested three men in the Monaghan area for questioning about the death, which has been blamed on members of the IRA.
The three men arrested across the border by the PSNI are from the Crossmaglen and Cullyhanna areas. Two are aged in their 50s while one is in his 20s.
A PSNI spokesman said they had been taken to police headquarters in Antrim for questioning. He said a number of items had also been seized.
Earlier, the PSNI said its “targeted operation” in the South Armagh area on Tuesday was in support an investigation by Garda