Three firearms and €2.5m worth of suspected cocaine seized during garda operation in Dublin 

Three firearms, ammunition and suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €2.5m have been seized following a garda operation in Dublin. Photo: An Garda Siochana

Three firearms, ammunition and suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €2.5m have been seized following a garda operation in Dublin. 

The seizure was made by gardaí attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau conducting an operation in the north inner city area of Dublin on Monday. 

"During the operation, three firearms, ammunition and cocaine with an estimated street value of €2.5 million, subject to analysis, were seized. A number of mobile phones were also recovered," a garda spokesperson said. 

Two men, both aged in their 30s, and a woman, aged in her 20s, were arrested pursuant to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006.

They are currently detained at a Dublin Garda station under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.

"Investigations are ongoing," the garda spokesperson said. 

The seizures were made as part of Operation Tara.