This investigation is ongoing.
While conducting a routine checkpoint in Tralee, Co Kerry, Gardaí from the Kerry Roads Policing Unit stopped a vehicle at approximately 10:30pm on Monday, January 20.
The driver failed a roadside drug test, leading Gardaí to search the vehicle.
Three firearms and a large quantity of ammunition were recovered, and have now been seized. They are now subject to a full ballistic examination.
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The vehicle was taken to Castleisland Garda Station for forensic examination.
Two men, in their late teens, have been arrested and conveyed to a Garda Station in the county. They are currently being detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939.
This investigation is ongoing.
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