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A 25-YEAR-OLD man is due before Limerick District Court today in connection with the possession of a firearm in a backpack.

Gardaí stopped the man in the vicinity of Colbert Station in the city on Monday evening and found he was in possession of a loaded gun, on the back of an intelligence operation in the city.

The gun was located in a backpack along with some loose ammunition.

The man was arrested at the scene and detained at Roxboro Garda Station.

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Man due in court in connection with possession of gun in backpack near train station

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