Sawn-off shotgun and handgun seized in Monksland

A sawn-off shotgun and a handgun, cannabis with an estimated street value of €20,000 and a quantity of cocaine were found during a search in Monksland, Athlone on Wednesday.

The search of a house in Monksland took place as part of investigations into an aggravated burglary at Garbally Demesne, Ballinasloe, Co Galway on December 27.

Three men (two aged in their 40s and one in his 30s) were arrested and detained at a Garda Station in Co Galway under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. They were subsequently released without charge, pending further investigations.