Gardaí have arrested a man who had a Glock 17 handgun with ammunition in his car.
The car was stopped on Monday afternoon on the M7 at Clonkeen, Portlaoise, Co Laois as part of an intelligence-led operation involving the district detective unit and the district drugs unit
Gardaí carried out a search of the car and the Glock 17 handgun with ammunition was found and seized.
The driver of the car, a man (39 years) was arrested at the scene and taken to Portlaoise Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.
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Investigations are ongoing.