Issue Date: 16th September 2023
Gardaí in Ennis have seized a firearm and ammunition and arrested one man following a search operation in Shannon, County Clare yesterday, Friday 15th September 2023.
Gardaí attached to the Clare Divisional Drugs Unit, with assistance from the Emergency Response Unit and Southern Region Dog Unit, conducted a search of a wooded area in Shannon, Co. Clare yesterday afternoon.
A Colt M16 rifle, magazine and over 170 rounds of ammunition were seized by investigating Gardaí.
A male (aged in his 30s) was arrested and is currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939, at a Garda station in County Clare.
The firearm and ammunition are subject to analysis by the Ballistics Section of the Garda National Technical Bureau.
Investigations are ongoing.
