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Gun seized and man in his 70s arrested after search in Saggart
Gardaí said the man was recently released from custody.
GARDAÍ SEIZED A gun and arrested a man in Saggart, Dublin yesterday afternoon as part of searches that were conducted in the area.
An Garda Síochána’s Dublin Crime Response Team carried the search and seized a handgun along with a quantity of ammunition.
A man in his 70s was arrested at the scene. A spokesperson for gardaí said the man was recently released from garda custody.
The firearm will be sent to the Ballistics Section of the Garda Technical Bureau to undergo analysis and a file is being prepared by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Investigations are ongoing.
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