Firearm seizure and arrests in Co. Dublin on the 17/11/14

Gardaí have seized a firearm and arrested two males as part of an operation targeting criminal activity in the south west Dublin area.

At approximately 10pm Gardaí attached to the Tallaght detective unit searched a car on the N81 in Tallaght. During the search a handgun was recovered (subject to ballistic examination). The occupants of the car, two males aged 16 and 21 years, were arrested at the scene.

They  are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 at Tallaght Garda Station.

The investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow.