Two unarmed gardaí disarm a man brandishing loaded sawn-off shotgun

The unarmed members engaged with the man and succeeded in disarming him and made an arrest. They seized a loaded sawn-off shotgun and spare cartridges.

Two unarmed uniform gardaí managed to disarm a man brandishing a loaded sawn-off shotgun after he robbed a taxi driver early this morning.

Garda sources have expressed serious concern that a loaded firearm, along with spare ammunition, was used in the robbery of a taxi driver.