Gardai seize guns, ammunition, drugs and monkey in raid

Gardaí have arrested two men and a woman and seized a quantity of firearms, ammunition and drugs in an operation in Dublin today in which a monkey is also reported to have found.
 
Gardaí carried out the searches at premises on Ratoath Road, Finglas. During the course of the search Gardaí discovered, one  Machine Pistol, one sub-machine gun, one .357 calibre revolver, 300 Rounds of assorted 9mm and .357 ammunition, 227 Rounds of 12 gauge shotgun cartridges.
Gardaí also seized cannabis to the street value of €29,500, cocaine to the street value of €97,300 (subject to analysis).

Experienced officers were surprised when, during their search of a house in Finglas, west Dublin, they also found a small monkey, housed in a cage.

A quantity of clothing with a value of €3,000 was also seized.
 
Two men, one in his 30 and one in his 40s were arrested at the scene are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Finglas Garda Station.  A woman in her 30s is detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Finglas Garda Station.