Two men have been arrested by gardai following the seizure of two handguns along with a number of rounds of ammunition in west Dublin.
Gardai from Blanchardstown and Finglas made the discovery when they intercepted a car in the Clonsilla area shortly after 7pm on Sunday night.
As well as the weapons, thirty rounds of 9mm ammunition were also recovered from the car.
Two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, were arrested as part of the investigation and are currently detained at Blanchardstown Garda Station.
All of the items seized will be forwarded to the Garda Technical Bureau for forensic and ballistic examination.
The seizure was made as part of ongoing operations targeting organised crime in the West Dublin area and gardai say investigations are ongoing.
