Issue Date: 17th July 2023
Gardaí attached to Blanchardstown District Drug unit arrested two persons and seized a suspected loaded firearm late last night Sunday 16th July, 2023 at approximately 11.50p.m.
While on patrol on Wellview Road, Dublin 15 members observed a vehicle travelling at high speed. Gardaí directed the vehicle to stop which they failed to do and a managed containment operation was put in place. During the course of the managed containment operation Gardaí observed a dark coloured bag been thrown from the vehicle.
The vehicle came to a stop and both driver and passenger were arrested at the scene. A search was conducted of the area and a loaded firearm was located.
Both men, aged in the mid 20s and early 30s, were arrested and conveyed to a Garda Station in West Dublin where they were detained under Section 30 Offences Against the State Act, 1939 and both remain in custody this morning. Investigations are ongoing.
