Issue Date: 18th February 2024
On Friday afternoon, 16th February 2024, Gardaí attached to the Blanchardstown District stopped a car on the Old Navan Road in Dublin 15.
Two occupants of the car were found to be in possession of a pistol and ammunition. The firearm and ammunition were seized by investigating Gardaí.
A man (aged in his 20s) and a woman (aged in her 30s) were arrested at the scene and are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939, at a Garda station in Dublin.
Follow-up searches were conducted at two addresses in the Dublin Region on Friday evening, 16th February 2024, and Saturday morning, 17th February 2024.
During the course of these searches, two more firearms were seized by investigating Gardaí including a submachine gun, sawn-off shotgun, as well as ammunition.
All three seized firearms and ammunition are subject to analysis by the Ballistics Section of the Garda National Technical Bureau.
Investigations are ongoing.
