Gardaí have arrested two males and seized a firearm as part of an ongoing investigation targeting dissident Republican activity.
Gardaí attached to Garda Headquarters and local Garda units carried out a planned operation yesterday morning (13/1/2015) in the Dundalk area.
As part of the operation a male aged in his 40s was arrested and a firearm (rifle) recovered when members of the Regional Support Unit stopped and searched a car on Point Road, Dundalk. A second male, aged in his late 50's, was later arrested during a follow up search at a house also in the Dundalk area.
Both men are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 at Dundalk Garda Station.
Enquiries are ongoing.
