Five sawn off shotguns, ammunition, a crossbow and a quantity of drugs have been found in a number of searches carried out in Blanchardstown in Dublin 15.
The searches were carried out on Wednesday, Thursday and today as part of a Garda investigation into a number of west Dublin drug dealing gangs.
Search and seizure of firearms Blanchardstown
During the course of the searches five sawn-off shotguns, ammunition, a crossbow, and a quantity of controlled drugs (cannabis herb) have been seized.
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A number of searches took place in the Corduff area and the weapons, ammunition and cannabis were found.
The firearms will be examined by the Garda Technical Bureau.
No arrests have been made at this stage and investigations are ongoing.
