Firearm and ammunition seized in Dublin on the 18/2/18

Gardaí have seized a firearm and ammunition and a quantity of drugs in a search operation in Dublin this afternoon.

Gardaí from the Drugs Unit attached to Store Street Garda Station carried out a search operation at a house on Sheriff Street in Dublin 1, shortly after 3.30pm on Sunday 18th February.

During the course of the search they discovered a revolver and a quantity of ammunition. They also discovered a quantity of cocaine with street valve of €800. A man in his late teens and a juvenile female were arrested at the scene. They are both detained at Store Street Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences Against The State Act, 1939.  

A photograph of the firearm is available at https://tinyurl.com/y7ry3hww