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GARDAI say the seizure of 900 rounds of ammunition, a pistol and silencer at a house in Shannon is linked to dissident republicans.
The discovery was made at rented accommodation in the town last
Wednesday.
Among the haul were some 300 rounds suitable for AK47 assault ri- fles and the others were for use in a pistol.
“Because of the type of bullets found, we are happy the firearms and ammunition was in the posses-
sion of dissident republicans,” said a Garda spokesman.
Three people, two men in their 40s and a woman in her 30s, from the Shannon area were arrested in connection with the seizure.
They were detained at Ennis and Shannon Garda Stations, before be-
ing released without charge. A file is being prepared for the DPP.
“We cannot rule out the fact that a criminal element might have got hold of them from dissident repub- licans,” added the spokesman. who said investigating gardai were satis- fied the pistol was not used recently.