Gardaí attached to the Divisional Crime Task Force in Clare, assisted by the Armed Support Unit and local units attached to Ennis Garda Station, have carried out a search operation on Friday, 1st November, 2024.
During the operation, 10 searches in properties in the Ennis area were carried out, targeting persons involved in ongoing feuds and criminality.
As a result of the searches, a man in his late teens and a man in his 30s were arrested along with two teenage youths. They have been conveyed to Garda Stations in the Southern Region and are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Along with the arrests, Gardaí have also seized 4 caravans, which are suspected to be stolen property, a quantity of drugs, and weapons.
The investigation is ongoing.
A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.