Drug gangs renting in leafy Dublin suburbs

SOME of Dublin’s top drug gangs are renting expensive apartments in leafy suburbs of the city through legitimate frontmen.

One gang — which lost an estimated €5 million worth of drugs in a garda operation earlier this week — has moved gang members into apartments in posh areas of Dublin.

“The drug heads are now residing in these areas, renting fancy apartments in the likes of Foxrock and Leopardstown and Castleknock. Some are renting for €4,000 a month,” said a garda source.