Gardaí carry out a day of action in the capital and arrest five people following the seizure of a sawn-off shotgun and drugs valued at more than €100,000, according to multiple reports. The operations focus on suspected criminal activity involving electrically powered scooters and other small off-road vehicles.
During the crackdown, police confiscate more than 70 two-wheelers, along with three quad bikes and four scramblers. The reports describe the seizures as part of efforts to disrupt the suspected use of these vehicles for criminal purposes.
The accounts agree that the action results in multiple arrests and the recovery of both suspected weapons and controlled drugs. Details on the locations of the arrests, the charges brought, and whether any suspects are connected directly to specific incidents are not provided in the supplied summaries. Overall, the coverage presents the operation as a coordinated police initiative targeting unlawful possession and distribution of drugs as well as the suspected misuse of e-scooters and related vehicles.