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The ammunition seized by gardaí. Garda Press Office
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Man (30s) arrested after shotgun and ammunition seized in Co Cork
The items were seized after Gardaí operation a checkpoint stopped a vehicle at around 1.10am this morning.
A MAN IN his 30s has been arrested after a firearm and ammunition were seized in Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.
Gardaí operating a checkpoint in Mallow stopped a vehicle at around 1.10am this morning.
A shotgun and ammunition was then located and seized, and a man was arrested at the scene.
He is currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at a Garda station in the Cork Division.
The operation involved the Mallow Detective Unit, Mallow Drugs Unit and Mallow Roads Policing Unit.
The seized items will now be forwarded to the Garda Ballistics Unit for further analysis.
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