Man in Limerick held as gun found

A man in his 20s has been arrested in Limerick after gardaí seized a loaded gun in a house.

A man in his 20s has been arrested in Limerick after gardaí seized a loaded gun in a house.

The pump-action shotgun was found after a planned search of the house in the Moyross area of the city last night.

Local gardaí and by members of the Emergency Response Unit searched the house as part of Operation Anvil at 11pm.

The man is being held in Mayorstone Garda Station under Section 30 Offences Against the State Act.

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