Gardaí arrest four men in Limerick in connection with firearm discharge

Ottoline Spearman

Gardaí in Limerick have arrested four men in connection with the discharge of a firearm in Limerick city in May.

All four arrested men (two aged in their late teens, and two aged in their 20s) were arrested on Wednesday and are detained at Garda Stations in the Co Limerick area, under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

The firearm was discharged in the Hyde Avenue area, Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick city on Thursday, 8th May this year.

During the course of follow-up searches in the south side of the city, a double-barrelled shotgun and suspected cannabis herb to the value of €17,000 were seized, along with weighing scales and other drug-dealing paraphernalia.

The operation was conducted by detectives attached to the Crime Office at Roxboro Road Garda Station, assisted by the Regional Armed Support Unit, Divisional Drugs Unit, Divisional Search Team and Southern Region Dog Unit.

The firearm and drugs seized are now subject to forensic and technical analysis.

This brings the total number of people arrested in connection with this investigation to seven.

Investigations are ongoing.