GARDAÍ are questioning two men after armed members of the force intercepted a van travelling in County Limerick and recovered two guns on board.
Acting on intelligence received, the armed Garda unit stopped the car travelling on the M7 at Newtown at around 11.30pm on Sunday.
Two men, who were travelling in the van, were arrested at the scene.
The men, both aged in their 30s, are being detained at separate Garda stations in County Tipperary.
“As part of an ongoing investigation, Gardaí stopped a car on the M7 at Newtown, County Limerick yesterday evening, Sunday 16th March 2025,” a Garda spokesman confirmed.
“The car was stopped by members attached to North Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit.
“During the course of this search two firearms were recovered. The firearms will be sent for technical examination.
“Two men, aged in their 30s, have been arrested and are currently detained at Garda Stations in the Tipperary Division under Section 30 Offences Against the State Act, 1939.”
The Garda spokesman added: “Investigations are ongoing.”
