Man charged following seizure of guns and ammunition in Ballinasloe, Co Galway
A man who was arrested yesterday in connection with the seizure of two firearms and ammunition in Ballinasloe, Co Galway, has since been charged.
The man, aged in his 40s, is expected to appear before Loughrea District Court today at approximately 10.30am.
Gardaí recovered two firearms, ammunition and a cocaine press during the course of a planned search operation at Woodlawn that was part of an ongoing operation targeting criminal activity in the Galway Division and surrounding areas.
The firearms have been forwarded for a technical examination by the Ballistics Section of the Garda Technical Bureau.
The man who was arrested was detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939.
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