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Two men arrested for sawn off shotgun in Finglas

A man in his 20s and another in his 30s were arrested in the early hours of this morning

GARDAÍ HAVE SEIZED a gun, ammunition and arrested two men following an operation in Finglas this morning.

At approximately 12:10am, Gardaí observed a man on Glasnevin Avenue dropping a rucksack.

A search of the rucksack discovered a sawn off shotgun and ammunition.

Two men, one aged in his 20s and the other in his 30s were arrested as a result and are currently detained under the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 at Finglas Garda station. They can be held for up to 7 days.

All of the seized items will now be sent to the Garda Technical Bureau for further examination.

Investigations are ongoing.

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