Gardaí have seized a semi-automatic sawn-off shotgun in a planned raid on a house in Dublin today.
During the search, officers also arrested a 37-year-old man at the house in Blanchardstown.
The Gardaí, who are investigating serious criminal activity in the Dublin West area, also seized a stolen high-powered motorcycle.
The man is being held at Blanchardstown Garda Station under the provisions of Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939/98.