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A G3 Rifle was seized
The handgun recovered by gardai
Three men have been arrested after weapons including a handgun and rifle were seized by armed gardai when they stopped a car in Co Kildare this morning.
The three men, aged 19, 20, 21 were arrested in relation to the possession of firearms and are currently being held at Garda stations in the county.
The handgun recovered by gardai
The handgun recovered by gardai
Gardaí said that, as a result of intelligence led investigations targeting firearm trafficking, officers attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau supported by the Emergency Response Unit intercepted a vehicle shortly after 10am this morning, in the Kildare area.
“During the course of the search of this vehicle, one M1911 handgun, one G3 Rifle and 40 rounds of ammunition were seized,” gardaí said.
“Three males aged 19, 20, 21 years were arrested in relation to possession of firearms and are currently detained, pursuant to the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939/98, at Garda Stations in Co. Kildare.
“Investigations are ongoing.”
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