Two men arrested after gun, cash and almost €22,000 worth of drugs seized

The seizure came after a search of a property in the Corduff area of Blanchardstown.
Two men arrested after gun, cash and almost €22,000 worth of drugs seized

Ellen O'Donoghue

A gun, almost €22,000 worth of drugs and a sum of cash were seized in Dublin on Wednesday.

The seizure came after a search of a property in the Corduff area of Blanchardstown.

During the course of the search, gardaí seized a semi-automatic firearm, around €3,198 of suspected cocaine and €18,650 of suspected diamorphine.

Cash totalling €1,150 was also recovered.

Two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, were arrested and are detained at a Garda station in the Blanchardstown area under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939/98.

Enquiries are ongoing, gardaí said.

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