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Man arrested, 3D-printed firearm seized in Ballymun

The firearm and drugs were seized in Ballymun (Image: Garda Press)
The firearm and drugs were seized in Ballymun (Image: Garda Press)

A man in his 40s has been arrested following the seizure of a firearm and a quantity of drugs in Dublin.

As part of ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of drugs and related criminal activity, members of the Ballymun Drugs Unit searched a residence in Ballymun at about 8 o'clock yesterday evening.

A 3D-printed firearm was seized, along with approximately €300 of suspected diamorphine and €1,680 of suspected Zopiclone tablets.

A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene and is being held at a garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.

Investigations are ongoing.