Gardaí arrest man and seize firearm following incident in Dublin city centre
The man in his twenties was disarmed by unarmed Gardaí and arrested
An Garda Síochana have seized a suspected imitation firearm and arrested a man following an incident which occurred in Dublin city.
Gardaí were alerted to reports this Thursday evening, May 23, of a male in possession of a firearm at Preston Street, in Dublin 1.
Unarmed members of the North Central Divisional Drug Unit attended the scene at approximately 5.30pm, and disarmed the male.
Gardaí have arrested a man (aged in his 20’s) in connection with the incident.
The firearm will be sent for further technical examination and investigations are underway.
The arrested man is currently detained, pursuant to section Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, at a Garda station in the Dublin area.