In Dublin’s south inner city officers made 26 arrests as part of ‘Operation Tempest’, targeting one of the biggest heroin dealing gangs in the country.
Reports indicate that some of those arrested have connections to heroin kingpin Greg Lynch, who survived an attempt on his life in 2013 when he was blasted with a shotgun in a botched hit.
Greg Lynch
As well as Dublin criminals 25 people were charged in Cork city and seven in Wexford.
Of the seven, five are from the one family; mother and father Billy and Margaret Connors and their three sons Paddy, Johnny and James.
All five appeared in Wexford district court on Tuesday.
In Cork gardai under ‘Operation Emerson’ made 25 arrests, nine of whom were women.
In total more than 100 garda raids were conducted in less than 48 hours.
Searches were carried out on more than 50 residential addresses by drug unit personal supported by Regional Support Units, Detective units, Dog Units and the Drug and Organised Crime Bureau.
The unusual thing was the drugs were discovered concealed in a consignment of soap A large amount of cannabis has been seized by Customs Officers in Dublin city.
As part of an intelligence-led operation involving Revenue’s Customs Service and An Garda Síochána today, officers seized approximately 50 kilos of herbal cannabis.
The unusual thing was the drugs were discovered concealed in a consignment of soap.
The drugs were seized following a controlled delivery in Dublin city centre.
The consignment is estimated to be worth approximately €1 million.
Three Irish men, aged between 24 and 34 years, were arrested and are being detained at Mountjoy Garda Station, a spokesperson said.
Investigations are ongoing and Gardai are said to be happy the streets are a little cleaner.
"These operations use advanced analytical and intelligence methods to disrupt criminals and dismantle their networks," a Gardai spokesperson said.
"Drug seizures play a critical role in targeting the livelihood of criminals and reducing their ability to carry out illegal activities. Drug seizures also help protect communities from the devastating impact of drugs and the associated criminality."
