Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau officers arrested two men in their 30s and a woman in her 20s in Dublin’s north inner city early Monday. The operation recovered a submachine gun, two pistols including a 9mm semiautomatic, and cocaine valued at about 2.5 million euros. The three face organised crime charges under section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006.

Irish firearm rules require applicants to state a purpose, and self-defense does not qualify. Legal options include bolt-action rifles, .22 pistols limited to five rounds, and three-shot shotguns.