Issue Date: 07/11/2025
Gardaí observed a vehicle acting suspiciously at Lisanisky, Mallow, Co. Cork while on duty on Tuesday night 4th November 2025. A search of the vehicle led to the seizure of a quantity of cocaine along with three suspected firearms and ammunition.
A male in his 40s was arrested and conveyed to a Garda Station in Co. Cork. He is currently being detained under the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939.
Follow up searches were conducted at a domestic residence in Cork city on Wednesday 5th November and Thursday 6th November 2025. The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit attended the scene.
As a result of the searches a number of suspected shotgun cartridges, ammunition, pipe bomb components, firearm components, firearms and various other items have been seized.
The firearms and components seized are now subject to forensic and ballistic examination.
Investigations are ongoing
