A loaded semi-automatic sawn off shotgun has been found as part of a search targeting criminality in the Blanchardstown area.
The find was made by gardai as part of an ongoing operation yesterday, April 30.
It was found in a home on Sheephill Park during a search of the Sheephill Estate in Blanchardstown.
The shotgun was found concealed in undergrowth.
Gardai and army searching waste ground in Blanchardstown recover gun and ammunition
A garda spokesman said: "As part of an ongoing Policing Operation targeting criminality in the Blanchardstown area of Dublin, a residential premises at Sheephill Park, Blanchardstown was searched yesterday, Tuesday 30 April 2019.
"As part of this operation wasteland at Sheephill Estate was also searched, during the course of this search a loaded semi-automatic sawn off shotgun was recovered concealed in undergrowth.
"The weapon has been forwarded to Garda Headquarters for ballistic testing.
"No arrests have been made and investigations are continuing."
