Two men arrested after discovery of suspicious devices in Co Carlow

The garda cordon has been lifted and the area has now been declared safe
Two men arrested after discovery of suspicious devices in Co Carlow

Two men have been arrested following the discovery by gardaí of several suspect devices in a Co Carlow residence.

The search was part of a planned garda operation at a property in Kernanstown, Co Carlow, with suspicious items discovered on Thursday afternoon.

Gardaí said: “The Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended the scene and removed the viable suspect devices for a controlled explosion to be conducted."

Suspected benzodiazepine tablets were also seized during the search and are “pending analysis”.

The two arrested men are being held at a garda station in Carlow.

The garda cordon has been lifted and the area has now been declared safe.

Investigations are ongoing.

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