Gardai have seized a "deadly" homemade firearm following a follow-up raid in North Dublin.
The improvised gun was found during a search in Ballymun with gardai saying it's connected to a drug seizure on Saturday.
Yesterday, two men were arrested after being intercepted on a motorcycle in an area known as 'Seven Pitches' in Ballymun.
One of the men was carrying a boz with 5.6kg of cannabis estimated to be worth around €110,000.
Both men, aged 19 and 20, were detained in Ballymun Garda Station.
In a statement today, gardai: "In follow up intelligence led operations today, Ballymun Drugs Unit and Street Crime unit recovered this homemade improvised deadly firearm, which has now been taken of the streets.
"Working with communities, keeping people safe."
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