Call for action over armed raids

LABOUR yesterday called on the gardaí to step up operations against armed gangs involved in cash heists.

An estimated €2 million has been stolen in a series of raids in recent months. At least two gangs are suspected of organising the raids, one from the northside of Dublin, the other based on the southside.

Joe Costello, Labour’s justice spokesman, said: “These gangs are highly dangerous. These robberies are brutal, traumatic events for all concerned as shots have been fired and baseball bats wielded.