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Two handguns, three silencers and ammunition seized in Dublin raid
Published 19:15 10 Sept 2021 BST
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The weapons were seized by Gardaí on Thursday evening.
Two handguns, three silencers and 105 rounds of 9mm ammunition were seized by Gardaí during an intelligence-led operation carried out in Clondalkin, Dublin 22, on Thursday evening (9 September).
The search operation was conducted by personnel from Ronanstown Garda Station with the assistance of the Ronanstown Detective Unit after receiving intelligence in relation to an ongoing criminal investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in Clondalkin.
A domestic premises was searched in a residential estate leading to the discovery of the handguns, silencers and ammunition.
A small amount of cannabis herb was also seized during the course of the search.
All firearms were subsequently transferred to the Garda Ballistics Unit for analysis.
No arrests were made in connection with the seizure and investigations are ongoing.
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