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GARDAÍ AND MEMBERS of the Defence Forces conducting searches related to gangland activity in west Dublin have discovered a gun and ammunition.
As part of an on ongoing operation into feuding gangs in the Corduff area, searches were carried out at a waste ground in the vicinity of the Riversdale Community College and the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown.
During the search, a loaded Makarov 9mm pistol and silencer was located. At a separate location the search team discovered nine shotgun cartridges and four 9mm bullets.
Commenting on the find, Superintendent Liam Carolan of Blanchardstown said:
“The search carried out today resulted in another firearm being taken off the streets.
“This is the second joint operation carried out by Gardaí from Blanchardstown, assisted by our colleagues from the Defence Forces, in which firearms have been recovered.
The contribution of the defence forces has been invaluable in these searches.
Gardaí said the weapon and ammunition seized will be forwarded for ballistic testing.
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Blanchardstown seems to be becoming a rather rough area
@Tony Donoghue: what do you mean by becoming… it’s been dodge city for decades
@Tony Donoghue: it always was
@Tony Donoghue: I think you’ll find that it’s the same small group of people who are involved in a tit for tat drug turf war with another grouo from Finglas. The incidents in the past few weeks are all related to this, a few Love/Hate cast wannabes.
@Tommy Byrne: don’t really know the place at all, only ever been to the shopping centre myself
@Tony Donoghue: it’s an absolute kip
@GrumpyAulFella: I wouldn’t say they’re wannabes, they’re the kind that they made love hate about. Several shootings, hit teams driving around on the hunt for Mr flashy as they call himso I wouldn’t call them wannabes to be far. Not trying to call them cool kids either though don’t get me wrong
I wouldn’t fancy firing that, state of it
@Robert O’Neill: maybe they not well looked after, wasn’t there a lad lately who injured himself during a gangland shooting
What is happening in Corduff, Lucan, Swords, Drogheda, Tallaght etc. is that various local gangs are fighting to control the local recreational drugs market. So recreational drug users should take responsibly, remove the money and the motivation from these gangs. Remember it always harms someone THINK BEFORE YOU BUY.
@Think Before You Buy: Why? What happened in Lucan/Swords?
@Think Before You Buy: They should be running free workshops telling people how to grow their own weed and put these lads out of business
My grandfather (farmer) has more catrages in his sock drawer than that.
And he wouldn’t take
an aspirin let alone sell one.
@Tom Kelly: thought they found it in a giant oyster by the photo
Gardai and members of the defence forces ????
@Jams O’ Donnell: yes but to many bitter culche slaging Dublin off the red neck of them
ThereS more guns that people in dublin..
@Mahuna: and more culthies than anything
@shane campion: true
@Mahuna: what are you two even about
@Tom Nolan: cultchies pal
@Mark Clancy: ‘Culchies’. Get it right lads, feck sake….
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