09/07/2012

Driver Arrested After Gun Find

A 25-year-old man was arrested in Dublin yesterday after a gun was found in the car he was driving, garda have said.

The car was stopped and searched at about 5.30pm on North Circular Road by gardai on patrol.

Officers found a firearm and other implements in the car. The man, who was the only person in the car, was arrested and taken to Mountjoy Garda station.

He was later released without charge, while garda prepare a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(H/GK)


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