Shot gang leader was senior figure in drug gang

THE gang leader shot dead in yesterday’s armed robbery has been a major crime figure in the north Dublin area for more than a decade.

Colm Griffin, 33, and other family members have been repeatedly targeted in garda operations in recent years. Two family members are either in jail or are being prosecuted for drug supply offences.

The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is understood to have received €1.2 million from members of the family, including the deceased, in tax assessments on the income they are suspected to have earned from crime.