Dramatic car chase in Westmeath leads to gardai finding gun hidden in discarded bag
The arrests happened in Mullingar after a plain clothes garda car directed a car to spot but it failed to do so. This resulted in a car chase until the car stopped and one of the men in the car fled on foot.
The two occupants of the car, one man aged in his 30s and one in his 50s, were subsequently arrested.A gardai spokesperson said: "As part of the ongoing investigation into organised criminal activity in Mullingar, Gardaí have arrested two men and seized a firearm on Wednesday, 9th August 2023.
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