Two vehicles were stopped on
Wednesday morning by the Special Detective Unit and Crime & Security
Section and five men in their 20s were arrested.
They were detained under
Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939-'98 for membership of an
unlawful organisation.
The suspects were taken to
various gardaí stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
Four vehicles were recovered
and when gardaí carried out follow up searches, they seized a number of
firearms, assorted ammunition and component parts for explosive devices.
All items are also due to
undergo technical examination.
A woman in her late 20's was
also arrested as part of the operation and is currently detained at Ballymun Garda
Station under the same act.
A gardaí spokesperson said:
"Investigations are ongoing and further searches continue."
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