Two men have been arrested in Cork following reports of suspicious activity at a bookmakers' premises this morning.
At 10am the men were spotted acting suspiciously outside a bookmakers, which was closed at the time, on Bakers Road. Both men left the scene in a car.
Garda units in the area were alerted and a Detective Branch patrol discovered a car parked in a nearby laneway. A search of the car and immediate area was carried out and Gardai found balaclavas, gloves and a sawn-off shotgun.
The two men in the car, aged 27 and 32, were arrested and are being detained at Gurranabraher Garda Station.
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Subsequent garda enquiries revealed that the car was stolen overnight in Cork City.