Gardai uncover military grade machine gun in Meath

Gardaí uncovered a military grade general purpose machine gun and a haul of ammunition after a search of open ground in County Meath last night.

According to a statement from the force, the search came about as part of an operation targeting organised crime gangs.

Gardaí from the Garda National Drugs Unit, supported by Gardaí from Ashbourne Garda Station found the weapon, like the one pictured, near Ashbourne.

There were no arrests and the operation in on-going.