Gardaí have seized a firearm and arrested two people in an operation targeting gangland crime in west Dublin.

Gardaí recovered a handgun and a number of rounds of ammunition when they stopped and searched a car in Ratbourne Village in Ashtown late this afternoon.

A man and woman both in their 30s were arrested at the scene.

They are being held under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act at Finglas Garda Station.