A loaded revolver has been seized by Gardaí in Dublin 4.
It was found in the Pidgeon House Road area yesterday, during searches targeting gangs.
Officers also seized a vehicle, but say no arrests have been made.
The operation was part of “ongoing investigations targeting serious feud-related criminal activity in the Dublin Region”.
It was carried out by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau supported by the Special Crime Task Force.