Shortly after 7 o'clock yesterday evening, gardaí attached to Ronanstown Garda Station stopped a vehicle on the Neilstown Road, Clondalkin, and carried out a search of a backpack in the possession of a male occupant.
During the course of this search, a Glock pistol and 12 rounds of ammunition were seized by gardaí. These items have been sent to the Garda Ballistics Unit for analysis.
The man, aged in his early 20s, was arrested. He is currently being detained at Ronanstown Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939/1998.
Investigations are ongoing.
A Glock Pistol and 12 rounds of ammunition were seized after Gardaí stopped a vehicle and searched a male passenger last night on the Neilstown Road, Clondalkin.
A man in his 20s was arrested and is currently detained at Ronanstown Garda Station. pic.twitter.com/mYD7eGzaio— Garda Info (@gardainfo) August 1, 2020
