Issue Date: 25/10/2024
Gardaí have seized a firearm and ammunition along with drugs during a search operation in Saggart, Co. Dublin yesterday, Thursday 24th October 2024. During the search, under Operation Tara, of a residential premises, Gardaí attached to the District Drugs Unit in Ballyfermot recovered a firearm, rounds of ammunition and a small quantity of suspected cannabis and diazepam. All seized items are subject to forensic and ballistic analysis. Five males, aged in their teens, 20s and 40s, were arrested and are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 at Garda Stations in west Dublin. The scene is currently being preserved for technical examination. Investigations are ongoing.