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Gardaí seized a submachine gun and two loaded pistols during a planned operation in West Dublin today.
The local Gardaí from Lucan district and members of the Armed Support Unit participated in the search in the Shancastle area of Clondalkin around 3pm.
No arrests were made in the operation and detectives are trying to establish which gang controlled the weapons.
The weapons were found in two cars that sources say were “abandoned” as a “floating garda checkpoint” was in the area at the time.
The two 9mm pistols were found in one vehicle, while the machine gun that had a full magazine next to it was found in the back seat of the other car.
“Tensions between various criminal groups in that town have increased in recent weeks, leading to more armed patrols being deployed in the area,” a senior source told SundayWorld.com.
“A system of high-visibility floating checkpoints is in operation that aim to disrupt serious criminal activity,” the source added.
Sources say Gardaí believe the occupants of the two cars fled the scene when they noticed Gardaí in the area.
Last Tuesday, in a firearms attack during the day, several shots were fired at a property in the vicinity of Shancastle Close at around 4.30pm.
No one was injured in the incident, but the house suffered significant damage.
The gunman in that case approached the house on foot and then fled the scene after shots were fired.
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