The gun was discovered with an attached silencer.
A submachine gun and ammunition have been seized by Gardaí after the search of a stolen jeep.
The search of the vehicle took place on Wednesday afternoon (23 March) in the Greenhills area of Dublin.
During it, a black Uzi submachine gun with an attached silencer, a quantity of ammunition and a firearm magazine were discovered.
A Garda spokesperson said the firearm and ammunition will now be forwarded to An Garda Síochána’s Ballistics Section to be forensically examined.
The jeep was also seized and taken from the area for technical examination.
Gardaí say that no arrests have been made at this time and that investigations are ongoing.
Gardaí have seized a submachine gun and ammunition following the search of a stolen jeep in the Greenhills area of Dublin, yesterday afternoon.
The firearm and ammunition will now be forwarded to our Ballistics section to be forensically examined.
Investigations ongoing. pic.twitter.com/t89P3dozRn
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) March 24, 2022
Main image via Twitter/An Garda Síochána
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