Gardai and Defence Forces find loaded pistol near secondary school in Blanchardstown, west Dublin
The search is connected to an ongoing feud in the Corduff area and is the latest in a series of intelligence led searches.
A source said: “Tensions in Corduff and the surrounding area is at all time high. It is believed that the gun may have been stored ahead of an intended hit in the coming days.Tensions are high in the Corduff area, near Blanchardstown, after two months of feuding gang violence. There was also a shooting outside a school that saw students locked in their class rooms as gardai hunted a gun man.
The school was put on a temporary lockdown as teachers kept the children indoors while gardai secured the roadways outside.They are suspected to be involved in the drug trade and have been the subject of garda organised crime probes.
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