Sawn-off shotgun and pistol found in parked car in Dublin

No arrests after seizure of firearms and ammunition in vehicles parked in Finglas area

An image of the firearms which were recovered by gardaí. Photograph: An Garda Síochána.
An image of the firearms which were recovered by gardaí. Photograph: An Garda Síochána.

A sawn-off shotgun and a pistol were seized during a Garda raid in Dublin on Tuesday.

Officers searched two parked cars in the Finglas area and recovered a single barrel sawn-off shotgun and a .22 calibre pistol with four rounds of ammunition from one of the vehicles.

No arrests were made during the searches, but investigations are ongoing.

The operation was led by officers from the K-Community Action Team unit.

The two firearms have since been taken for ballistic and forensic examination.

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Jack Power

Jack Power

Jack Power is acting Europe Correspondent of The Irish Times