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07/11/2016
Gardaí Seize Five Firearms Following Dublin Car Search
Gardaí have seized five firearms following a planned operation in Dublin.
Officers attached to the Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, along with the Garda Special Crime Task Force, carried out a search of a car in the Cabra area on Friday, 04 November.
A total of five firearms were seized, including two sub-machine guns, three hand guns, two silencers and a quantity of ammunition.
No arrests were made and the investigation is continuing.
(LM/JP)
Officers attached to the Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, along with the Garda Special Crime Task Force, carried out a search of a car in the Cabra area on Friday, 04 November.
A total of five firearms were seized, including two sub-machine guns, three hand guns, two silencers and a quantity of ammunition.
No arrests were made and the investigation is continuing.
(LM/JP)
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