Woman and two men arrested after gardaí seize drugs worth €50,000 in Dublin 8

Loaded shotgun and ammunition also discovered during the search

A loaded shotgun is undergoing a ballistic examination after being seized during the search of a house in Dublin. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
A loaded shotgun is undergoing a ballistic examination after being seized during the search of a house in Dublin. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times

A woman in her 40s and two men in their 30s and 40s were arrested following the seizure of a shotgun and drugs worth €50,000.

As part of Operation Tara, An Garda Síochána's national anti-drugs strategy, the Garda Divisional Drugs Unit based at Kevin Street conducted a search of a house under warrant in the Kevin Street area of Dublin 8 on Friday.

In the course of the search, a loaded shotgun and ammunition was discovered along with quantities of cocaine and cannabis worth €50,000. An analysis of the drugs and a ballistic examination of the shotgun are pending.

A woman aged in her 40s and two men aged in their 30s and 40s were arrested following the seizure.

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They are currently detained under section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 in Kevin Street and Kilmainham Stations.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.