Two arrested in drug dealing crackdown

Two people were arrested and a gun was recovered following a garda operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in a busy city park.

A 45-year-old man and 31-year-old woman were stopped leaving St Anne’s Park in the Raheny area of north Dublin on Monday afternoon at around 5pm.

A handgun and ammunition was seized.

A garda spokesman said: “The operation was carried out over a period of time by Raheny gardai as part of Operation Anvil.

“Both were arrested and taken to Raheny and Clontarf garda stations where they were detained under section 30 of The Offences Against The State Act,” he said.

Both have were released from custody last night and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).