Firearms have been seized and three men arrested as part of an investigation into organised crime in Dublin. Gardaí on Thursday said they had recovered two loaded handguns which were wrapped in cling-film. It was part of an operation against criminal gangs in west Dublin. Shortly after 6pm officers carried out raids on an unspecified number of addresses in the Shancastle Park area of Clondalkin. Meanwhile, in a separate operation, heroin and cocaine worth almost a quarter of a million euro have been seized in Dublin.

Source: The Irish Times June 13, 2019 22:21 UTC