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A man and a woman in their 30s are being questioned by gardai after a shotgun and ammunition were discovered in a car in Cork.
The car was stopped at a checkpoint in Blarney at about 7.30 last night and following a search a shotgun and ammunition were discovered in the car.
The checkpoint was part of the gardai's ongoing efforts to combat rural crime, known as Operation Thor.
The man and woman were arrested and are being questioned at separate garda stations in the county.