Military weapons were imported by three young friends from darknet

Gardaí have described as “very concerning” the arrest of three young friends caught with a military assault rifle, a semi-automatic handgun, and rounds of ammunition bought on the darknet.

Specialist intelligence and gangland units are examining the men’s motivation. The men, aged 19, 20, and 21, have no criminal history and no known links to gangland figures, the Irish Examiner understands. They are all friends and live in Co Wicklow with their parents.

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