Two arrested and shotgun seized after suspect flees from car

A number of follow up searches were conducted at residential premises in the Mullingar area and items of evidence were seized

A firearm and ammunition were seized by gardai (PA)

Two men have been arrested and a shotgun seized following a foot chase in Co Westmeath.

On Wednesday, a plain-clothes Garda patrol identified a car of interest to them in Mullingar and directed it to stop.