A bank account with a balance of €99,000 was also frozen during under money laundering legislation.

The arrests were made early this morning after an operation was put in place after gardaí received intelligence relating to organised crime activity in Munster.

Gardaí have seized motorbikes, e-scooters, e-bikes and shotgun cartridges in an operation targeting criminal acitivity

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.

Eighteen properties and two open areas of land were searched on Thursday as part of the operation

Three of the arrested males were juvenile teens and two were in their 20s