Firearm seized in Clondalkin house and two males arrested

Firearm seized in Clondalkin house and two males arrested

By Mark Keane

A firearm was seized in Clondalkin and two males were arrested yesterday afternoon by Gardai.

As a result of an intelligence led operation, the firearm was recovered after gardai from the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau carried out a planned search of a house in the Woodavens area of Clondalkin.

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According to the Garda statement: “During the search a handgun (subject to technical examination) was recovered and two males arrested.”

The two males arrested, who are in their 30s and 40s, were detained at west Dublin Garda Stations under the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.

In a further Garda statement released this morning, August 29, a Garda spokesperson said: “Both males have been released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.”

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