STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
05 Sept 2025
Search
05 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
File photo.
A man has been arrested after gardaí seized a semi-automatic gun and ammunition in Co Louth on Tuesday.
Gardaí attached to the Divisional Drugs Unit executed a search warrant at a home in Drogheda on Tuesday afternoon as part of ongoing investigations targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the Louth/Cavan/Monaghan division.
In the course of the search, a semi-automatic firearm and 10 rounds of ammunition were discovered and seized.
A small amount of drugs and drug paraphernalia were also seized at the property.
A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and is currently detained at a garda station in the North Western Region
The firearm has been forwarded for a technical examination by the Ballistics Section of the Garda Technical Bureau.
Investigations are ongoing, a garda spokesperson said.
READ MORE | An Garda Síochána hiring for manager role that comes with very attractive salary package
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
Follow us on
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
