One man was arrested as gardaí seized a suspected imitation firearm in Dublin city centre on Thursday evening.
The arrest followed an incident on Preston Street, Dublin 1, at 5.30pm on Thursday.
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Gardaí were alerted to reports of a male in possession of a firearm. Unarmed members of the North Central Divisional Drug Unit attended the scene and disarmed the male.
Gardaí have arrested a man (aged in his 20s) in connection with the incident.
The firearm will be sent for further technical examination.
The arrested man is currently detained, pursuant to section Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, at a Garda station in the Dublin area.
Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.
