Ireland Loaded sawn-off shotgun seized in Crumlin and three arrested, Dublin
Gardaí seized a loaded sawn-off shotgun from a car in the Crumlin area of Dublin in the early hours of 29 August 2024 and arrested a woman and two men. All three were detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939, and investigations are ongoing.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested29 Aug
3 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports25 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí arrested three people and seized a firearm in the early hours of Thursday 29 August 2024. (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí on patrol in Crumlin saw a car that drove off when it saw them. (garda.ie)
- whatA woman in her 30s and two men in their 20s and 30s were arrested at the scene. (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí seized a sawn-off shotgun and arrested a woman and two men. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe car drove off when it saw Gardaí and then cut out on Kilfenora Road, Kimmage (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe car cut out on Kilfenora Road, Kimmage. (garda.ie)
- whereGardaí were on patrol in the Crumlin district. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe car was on Kilfenora Road, Kimmage. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereOfficers were on patrol in the Crumlin district when they observed the car (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incident happened at about 12.45am. (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident happened at approximately 12:45am on 29 August 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at approximately 12.45am on 29 August 2024 (dublinlive.ie)
- weaponA loaded sawn-off shotgun was seized. (garda.ie)
- weaponThe weapon was a loaded sawn-off shotgun. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponA loaded sawn-off shotgun was seized from the vehicle (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationAll three are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939, at Garda stations in the Dublin Region. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the seizure and arrests are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe firearm and vehicle were both seized (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeAll three persons are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe firearm and the vehicle were both seized. (garda.ie)
- otherGardaí observed a car that drove off when it saw them. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe firearm and the vehicle were seized. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe woman was in her 30s, one man was in his 20s and the other man was in his 30s. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAll three people were detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939, at Garda stations in the Dublin Region. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 29 Aug2024Three arrested after loaded shotgun found in car in Dublin
Initial arrest report: three people detained after a loaded sawn-off shotgun was seized from a car in Kimmage, Dublin, following a patrol stop in the Crumlin district.
suspect, 30s, femalesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 30s, male - 29 Aug2024Gardai seize loaded sawn-off shotgun in vehicle as three arrested
Original report of the seizure of a loaded sawn-off shotgun and the arrest of a woman and two men in Crumlin, with the car and firearm seized. The three people are not named. No existing case matches this incident.
suspect, 30s, femalesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 30s, male - 29 Aug2024Seizure of Firearm and Arrests, Crumlin, Dublin 12. 29th August, 2024.
Official Garda press release giving the first account of the arrests and the seizure of a loaded sawn-off shotgun at Kilfenora Road, Kimmage. It gives no names and no charges.
suspect, 30s, femalesuspect, 20s, malesuspect, 30s, male