Man due in court after seizure of a firearm and ammunition in Cork

A firearm and ammunition were seized after the search of a car in Cork on Saturday night, with a man due to appear in court this morning (Sunday).

Gardaí attached to Gurranabraher Garda Station arrested two people and seized a firearm and ammunition in the Mayfield area, Cork City, on the evening of Friday 12th January 2024.

At approximately 10.30pm, Gardaí carried out a search of a vehicle on the Lower Glanmire Road, Mayfield, Cork. A firearm and rounds of ammunition were seized.

A male in his twenties and a female in her thirties were arrested in connection with the search and detained at Garda stations in the Cork area.

The woman was subsequently released without charge pending the preparation of a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The male was detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939. He has since been charged and is due to appear before a sitting of Cork City District Court (No. 1), on the morning of Sunday 14th January 2024.