A MAN has been arrested in Dublin after being found carrying a gun.
Gardaí were called to reports of a disturbance in Stocking Lane, Rathfarnam at around 12.30am this morning.
When they arrived they found a 20-year-old man carrying a gun.
He appeared to be approaching the officers before throwing the firearm over a wall and running off, the police force confirmed this morning.
“The man, aged 20 years, was arrested a short distance away and the firearm was recovered by the uniform Gardaí,” they confirmed.
“The man was conveyed to a Garda station in South Dublin where he is currently detained under Section 30 Offences Against the State Act, 1939,” they added.
Investigations are ongoing.
