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One adult male in his late teens was arrested and is currently detained
Some of the seized items
A teenager has been arrested after Gardaí discovered a cache f firearms, firearm components, ammunition and drugs during a vehicle search in Dublin.
Gardaí conducted a search of a vehicle in the Beaumont area of Dublin in the early hours of Wednesday.
During the search, Gardaí discovered a cache of firearms, firearm components, ammunition and drugs.
Among the items seized were a lever action rifle, a crossbow, two disassembled handguns, a silencer, an air pistol, 553 shotgun shells, various types of ammunition and three knives.
Drugs seized at the scene included crack cocaine and cocaine with an estimated value of €2,000, diamorphine valued at approximately €500 and a small quantity of cannabis.
One adult male in his late teens was arrested and is currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region.
All firearms, ammunition, drugs seized will be subject to forensic and technical analysis as part of the ongoing investigation.