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Gardaí seize ten dogs, a vehicle and firearm in Tipperary

Firearm siezed by gardaí in Tipperary
The firearm seized by gardaí in Co Tipperary

Ten dogs are receiving veterinary care after being seized during searches by gardaí and the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Clonmel.

A firearm was also recovered during a separate search at Emly, Co Tipperary and will be subject to further technical and ballistic analysis.

Gardaí also recovered approximately €70,000 of cocaine, which will be sent for analysis to Forensic Science Ireland.

The dogs, and a stolen vehicle, were seized during a search at a halting site in Clonmel.

The vehicle will now be subject to technical examination and returned to the owner.

Quad siezed by gardaí in Tipperary
The quad seized by gardai will be examined and returned to its owner

Gardaí described the searches as a multi-agency operation in response to incidents in the region.

No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing, according to a garda statement.