Cocaine with an estimated street value of €6,000 was also recovered from the site.
Gardaí have recovered a firearm and a quantity of drugs, which were discovered buried in a wasteland on the Canal Road in Portarlington, Co. Laois today, Wednesday 8th July 2020.
A search was conducted in the area this afternoon at 1pm as part of an intelligence led operation. The firearm, a magazine and ammunition were discovered wrapped in plastic and buried on the site.
A glass jar containing a quantity of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €6,000 was also recovered from the site.
The firearm was confirmed safe by Gardaí and brought to Portarlington Garda Station.
Investigations are continuing.
EPA Urges Water Network Investment For Safer Drinking Water
New Supercapacitor Energy Storage System And Data Centre For Offaly
Westmeath Inquest Delivers Death "From Injuries In Road Accident" Verdict
Westmeath Tidy Towns Chair Calls For Village Bypass
Community Collaboration Helping Westmeath Villages Thrive
Inquest Into Cloverhill Prison Death Hears Father’s Hopes For Son’s Mental Health Treatment In Custody
Midlands Craft Shop Owner Thanks Community For 15 Years Of Support
Doctor Admits Careless Driving Causing Death Of Six Year Old Daughter In Midlands Crash
Laois Festival Named One Of Ireland’s Most Photogenic Festival
Mark Glennon Appointed General Manager Of Westmeath Hotel
€100k Awarded To Youth Project In Laois
Catherine Fitzgerald Elected Cathaoirleach Of Laois County Council
Bill Collentine Elected Cathaoirleach Of Westmeath County Council
Man Pleads Guilty To Midlands Stag-Night Killing In 2022
Gardaí Searching For Missing Midlands Man
Cabinet To Sign Off On Overhaul For Rural And Gaeltacht Housing
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Expected To Reach 10,000
Three Laois Men Fined Thousands After Illegal Removal Of Native Hedgerow
All Aboard! Electric Picnic Reveals Salty Dog Lineup
Westmeath Council Introduces New Rent Rules For Carers