Search operation underway after gardaí find two suspected firearms in ditch in Co Cork
The suspected revolver and semi-automatic pistol were found at Ballycollie Road in Whites Cross.
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The suspected revolver and semi-automatic pistol were found at Ballycollie Road in Whites Cross.
The discovery was made after Gardaí searched two vehicles in Clondalkin at 3:30pm this afternoon.
The man, aged in his 60s, appeared before a special sitting of Bandon District Court today.
Weapons and suspected drugs were also seized by gardaí in Mallow.
Gardaí are investigating into suspects believed to be associated with organised criminal activity.
The search was carried out in the Tallaght area of Dublin yesterday.
The man is currently being detaine at Kilmainham Garda Station.
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The firearms were found during a search of a premises in Drogheda Town yesterday.
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Two seizures were made by gardaí yesterday.
Gardaí searched a house in Tallaght on Thursday.
The firearms have been removed from the scene for ballistic and forensic examination.
It is understood that the children found the gun in a plastic bag.
The raid was carried out as part of an intelligence-led operation targeting organised crime in Dublin.
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Two firearms were seized in the operation..
Members of the syndicate have also been charged with robbery, murder-for-hire conspiracy and firearms offences.
Ammunition and component parts of firearms were also found.
A man in his 40s has been arrested.
The planned search by gardaí related to “dissident republican activity” in the Cork area.
They left empty-handed and no arrests have been made yet.
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