Two guns seized in Galway after garda operation

Gardaí recovered two firearms, ammunition and a cocaine press.

A man in his 40s has been arrested after two firearms and ammunition were seized at a home in Ballinasloe, Co Galway.

The search at Woodlawn was part of an ongoing operation targeting criminal activity in the Galway division and surrounding areas.

Gardaí seized two firearms, ammunition, and a cocaine press during the operation.

The firearms have been forwarded for a technical examination by the Ballistics Section of the Garda Technical Bureau.

A man aged in his 40s was arrested and is currently being detained at a station in the north western region.