Gardaí relaunch confidential tip-off phoneline and TV show

LARGE amounts of drugs have been seized following calls to a freephone number that was in danger of being scrapped because of a lack of funding.

Crimestoppers, a confidential number people can phone to tip off gardaí, has also helped investigations into murders, armed robberies and other serious crimes, Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy said yesterday.

The line was relaunched as the Government pledged seed money for a fresh start and promised €100,000 a year to match private sector funding.