Guns, ammunition and drugs seized in Malahide

Gardaí seized arms and drugs in north Co Dublin yesterday evening.

Gardaí seized arms and drugs in north Co Dublin yesterday evening.

The assault rifles, a shotgun, a handgun and ammunition as well as cocaine with a street value of €75,000 were found in an open area on Kinsealy Lane, Malahide at about 5.30pm yesterday.

The discovery was made after a planned search, according to the Garda.

No arrests have been made in the investigation yet.

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Earlier this month firearms and weapons were found in Meath and Dublin as part of a Garda investigation into organised crime.

Gardaí found a handgun after they searched a house in Finglas on September 11th and in a related incident they seized a crossbow and a handgun after they searched a house in Navan.

The day before, a man in his 40s was arrested in Ballymun, after gardaí recovered three sawn-off shotguns and two handguns.

Patrick  Logue

Patrick Logue

Patrick Logue is Digital Editor of The Irish Times