Gardai seized two firearms in Dublin following the search of two parked cars on Tuesday.
A single barrel sawn-off shotgun along with a .22 pistol with four rounds of ammunition were found in one of the cars.
No arrests have been made and the firearms have been removed for ballistic and forensic examination.
The weapons were recovered by gardai as part of ongoing policing operations targeting criminality in the Finglas area.
The operation was led by the K-Community Action Team and investigations are ongoing.
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