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Gardaí hitting the middle and lower ranks as a tactic to flush out gang bosses

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Gardaí hitting the middle and lower ranks as a tactic to flush out gang bosses

There’s always a temptation to say a major drugs haul represents a ‘significant blow’ to the crime gang being hit. Researchers have long complained of the tendency of the media, and gardaí, to make such claims, writes Cormac O’Keeffe.

30kgs of herbal cannabis seized in Meath raid

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30kgs of herbal cannabis seized in Meath raid
Gardaí intercept consignment of cannabis and arrest man in organised crime probe

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Gardaí intercept consignment of cannabis and arrest man in organised crime probe
Tanning salon boss granted bail in drugs case

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Tanning salon boss granted bail in drugs case
Gardaí thwart 'up to 12 feud killings' between Kinahan and Hutch families

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Gardaí thwart 'up to 12 feud killings' between Kinahan and Hutch families
Gardaí thwart ‘up to 12 feud killings’ between Kinahan and Hutch gangs

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Gardaí thwart ‘up to 12 feud killings’ between Kinahan and Hutch gangs
600 rounds per minute machine gun seized in Garda raid
600 rounds per minute machine gun seized in Garda raid

Gardaí believe they have deprived a feuding gang of a “safehouse” used to store guns and large quantities of drugs.

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