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Three men have been arrested following the seizure of a machine gun, a pistol and ammunition in Co Longford.
A car being driven by one of the suspects was stopped by members of the Special Detective Unit at Drumlish on Wednesday.
The vehicle was searched and a quantity of ammunition was discovered. The driver, who is in his early 40s, was arrested.
The guns were found in a follow-up search of a house in the Drumlish area where two men, aged in their 60s and 30, were arrested.
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The three were taken to Longford Garda station where they were detained and questioned under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.