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Man arrested after a pistol, ammunition and diamorphine seized in Co Limerick

An adult male in his late teens was arrested and has been detained at a station in the Garda Southern Region under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

Michael Bolton

A man has been arrested after a pistol, ammunition, and diamorphine were seized in a house in Co Limerick.

Gardaí searched a residential property at Island Road and seized an automatic pistol, ammunition and suspected diamorphine with an estimated street value of €21,700.

An adult male in his late teens was arrested and has been detained at a station in the Garda Southern Region under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

The firearm and ammunition will be forwarded for technical examination by the Ballistics Section of the Garda Technical Bureau.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.

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