Gardai seize firearms and ammunition
Gardaí recovered two firearms, ammunition and a cocaine press.
Gardaí seized two firearms and ammunition at a residence in Ballinasloe, Co Galway, earlier today, Monday, 28th April during the course of a planned search operation.
The search at Woodlawn was part of an ongoing operation targeting criminal activity in the Galway Division and surrounding areas.
Gardaí recovered two firearms, ammunition and a cocaine press.
The firearms have been forwarded for a technical examination by the Ballistics Section of the Garda Technical Bureau.
A man aged in his 40s was arrested and is currently being detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939.
Investigations are ongoing.
