As a part of ongoing investigations into criminal activity in the west Dublin area Gardai have recovered a firearm and seized cannabis resin during separate operations in the Finglas area.
A firearm (saw-off shogun) and a quantity of ammunition was recovered when a man aged in his 30s was searched at Clune Road, Finglas late yesterday evening (5/12/2011). The man is currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939.
In a separate operation Cannabis Resin, with an estimated street value of €88,000 (subject to analysis), was recovered and a 40 year old man arrested, when Gardai searched a house also in the Finglas area yesterday evening. The man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Finglas Garda Station.
Enquiries are ongoing.
