Gardai recover stolen shotguns

Seven shotguns were discovered in a Garda search of farmland near Dundalk yesterday, only hours after a separate arms find in…

Seven shotguns were discovered in a Garda search of farmland near Dundalk yesterday, only hours after a separate arms find in the Co Louth town.

A Garda spokesman said the two seizures were not connected, and added that the guns uncovered yesterday were believed to have been stolen during a burglary at Dunleer.

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