Man arrested after sawn-off shotgun discovered during car search

The sole occupant of the car, a man aged in his 20s, was arrested and detained for questioning at Leixlip Garda station.

A double barrel sawn off shotgun was recovered during a search operation. Picture: An Garda Síochána

Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to the recovery and seizure of a firearm yesterday.

As part of ongoing investigations into organised criminal activity in the north Kildare and Dublin area, Gardaí stopped a car in the Kilcock area of Co Kildare.