Man (40s) appears in court in connection with seizure of guns and drugs

A number of suspected shotgun cartridges, ammunition, pipe bomb components, and guns were discovered during a search of a property in Cork city on Wednesday and Thursday.
Man (40s) appears in court in connection with seizure of guns and drugs

Kenneth Fox

A man is due in court in connection with a seizure of guns and drugs in Co Cork.

The man in his 40s was arrested after gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle in Mallow on Tuesday night.

A number of suspected shotgun cartridges, ammunition, pipe bomb components, and guns were discovered during a search of a property in Cork city on Wednesday and Thursday.

The man has since been charged by the gardaí and is due to appear before a special sitting of the District Court in Cork city on Saturday afternoon.

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