Two men due in court in relation to investigation where drugs, firearm and knife seized Killarney

Two men have been charged in relation to an investigation which saw drugs, a suspected firearm and a knife seized in Killarney.

Both men were arrested following an intelligence operation on Saturday and they are due to appear in court this morning.

As part of the operation, Gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle in Killarney at approximately 2:50pm and seized €5,000 worth of suspected cannabis, a knife and a number of electronic devices of evidential value.

Two men, aged in their 30s and 40s, and a woman, aged in her 30s, were arrested and were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996.

During follow-up searches at a number of locations in Killarney, Gardaí seized over €160,000 worth of suspected cannabis, over €1,300 worth of suspected LSD, a suspected firearm, electronic devices, weighing scales and packaging equipment.

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

Both men have since been charged and are due to appear before Killarney District Court this morning.

The woman has been released without charge. A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Gardaí say their investigations are ongoing.