The find was made on Saturday afternoon at 3pm when Longford Gardaí, assisted by the Longford District Detective Unit, the Community Engagement Unit and the Divisional Drugs Unit, executed a search warrant at a premises in Longford town.

“During the course of this search, 18 large knives, 11 imitation firearms, one small hatchet, one canister of pepper spray and one baton were seized along with a number of other items,” a spokesperson said.

“In addition to this, 6,300 illegal cigarettes with an estimated value of €4,725 were also seized. All of the seized items have been sent for analysis.

“No arrests have been made at this time. Investigations are ongoing.”

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Lough Forbes is the first ever Circle K company-owned, company-operated location in Co. Longford.A total of 22 staff will be employed across both full and part time positions at the location with five new jobs being created.

Close to the N4 Dublin/Sligo Road, the newly re-developed location is an important addition to the Circle K network and will play a key role in serving customers travelling this route as well as the local community in Longford, said the company.

To celebrate the opening, a range of promotional offers will be available to customers including a variety of coffee, food and special meal deals and half price on attended jet wash facilities.

The Circle K product offering will be available at the newly developed location – including Miles and MilesPlus fuel, attended jet wash facilities, Circle K’s range of K-Freeze drinks as well as an all new gourmet ice cream parlour, coffee and Circle K’s ‘Grab and Go’ food range which includes a huge choice of convenient ready-made sandwich, baguette and salad options, as well as hot dog and breakfast products. Washing machine facilities are also available while customer toilets are also located on site.

Paul Dixon, senior director of retail sales and operations, Circle K Ireland, said the group is delighted to open the new site. “Supporting communities across Ireland is really important to us at Circle K,” he said, “and we are hugely excited to showcase our offering to the people of Longford as well as motorists travelling on nearby routes, providing them with the products and services they need.

“While we are extremely pleased to be opening Circle K Lough Forbes, we are still conscious of the current external environment and the ongoing risk Covid-19 poses,” Forbes added. “Our teams have worked extremely hard to implement a range of safety measures to ensure a safe and comfortable experience for those visiting and working at our new location.”

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