Two charged over gangland crimes

Two men have today been charged in connection with an investigation into organised crime.

Two men have today been charged in connection with an investigation into organised crime.

The men aged 27 and 30 were arrested by gardaí as part of a major inquiry into drug and gun crime in the west of Ireland.

They will appear before a special sitting of Galway District Court at 5pm this evening.

Another man arrested as part of the operation remains in custody in Gort.

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Twelve men were arrested in total as part of the operation and these are the last three remaining in custody.

A number of mobile phones and at least four cars were seized during the operation, codenamed Operation Foolscap. It is one of the largest investigations in recent years targeting organised crime outside Dublin or Limerick.