Gardaí arrest two after seizing gun and drugs on DART

A handgun and a quantity of drugs have been seized aboard a train in Dublin, and two men have been arrested.

Gardaí received a report yesterday that two men were acting suspiciously on board a DART.

They boarded at Blackrock station and following a search, Gardaí discovered the weapon, a small quantity of drugs and other drugs paraphernalia.

Two men, one aged in his 20s and one in his 30s, were arrested and taken to Blackrock Garda station.

They are being held under Section 30 of The Offences Against the State Act.