18 firearms seized as part of garda operation in Louth

A member of the Garda Siochana. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Gardaí have seized 18 firearms and around 900 rounds of ammunition in Louth on Friday afternoon.

As part of an ongoing intelligence-led operation targeting organised crime, officers carried out a search of a premises on the outskirts of Ardee at around 2pm.