The first tiger kidnapping in modern history was in 1972.

He adds it is very hard to combat tiger kidnappings.

What can be done to prevent such "tiger kidnappings"?

The tiger kidnappings are understood to have taken place in the city between May and August last year.

Although banks employ increasingly sophisticated security technology, they seem powerless against tiger kidnappings.

Two men have been arrested by police for questioning about tiger kidnappings which took place between May and August last year.

In recent times Tiger kidnapping has been used in robberies on banks, shops and post offices.

They're also involved in drug dealing, tiger kidnappings, robbery, extortion and brothel-keeping.

There has been a series of so-called "Tiger kidnappings" carried out in Ireland over the last decade.

Overall in the 1970s we saw huge increase in armed robbery, extortion, tiger kidnapping and murder.

But despite various security precautions adopted over the years, the Securitas robbery saw a tiger kidnapping lead to a massive haul of cash.

The feature film, a dark thriller about a tiger kidnapping in Iraq, is set to premiere at a film festival in late 2015.

In addition, other assaults, robbery, tiger kidnapping, extortion, fuel laundering and smuggling were undertaken by the group.

Mr Lewry says the media under-reports tiger kidnappings, usually because the police and security companies are not keen to highlight the problem.

The tactic is known as tiger kidnapping as it is considered similar to the way a beast follows its prey before striking.

The term "tiger kidnapping" comes from the fact that the criminals mimic the jungle predators by stalking their victims before pouncing.

The authorities in Dublin are shocked at a "tiger kidnapping" in which a bank employee handed over €7m (£6m) to a criminal gang.

Tiger kidnappings are when criminal gangs stalk their target for weeks, even months, before seizing their loved ones at the most vulnerable moment.

Men jailed for 'tiger kidnapping'

Can 'tiger kidnappings' be prevented?

Such abductions are known in the security industry as "tiger kidnappings" because the criminals mimic the animals by stalking their victims before pouncing.

Such robberies—called "tiger kidnappings" because gangs can spend months stalking their "prey" in banks and other cash-intensive businesses—are regular occurrences in Ireland.

After falling victim to a tiger kidnapping, Ross and his family must save Foxrock from being replaced with "Sandyford East".

Two men arrested for questioning about tiger kidnappings in Belfast have been released pending a report to the PPS.

According to the BBC, such abductions are known as tiger kidnappings, because the victims are stalked before they are seized.

The tactic is known as tiger kidnapping or tiger robberies due to the way the beast follows its prey before it strikes.