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Gardaí charge man (30s) arrested after M16 and ammo found in search operation in Clare

The search in a wooded area in Shannon produced a Colt M16 rifle, magazine and over 170 rounds of ammunition.

GARDAÍ IN ENNIS have charged a man aged in his 30s who was arrested on Friday following the seizure of a firearm and ammunition in Shannon, County Clare.

The man is due to appear before a special sitting of Ennis District Court at 8.30pm this evening. 

The search in a wooded area in Shannon produced a Colt M16 rifle, magazine and over 170 rounds of ammunition. 

“Gardaí attached to the Clare Divisional Drugs Unit, with assistance from the Emergency Response Unit and Southern Region Dog Unit, conducted a search of a wooded area in Shannon, Co. Clare,” a Garda spokesperson said following confirmation of the seizure yesterday. 

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