Gardaí target feud gang in swoop on 50 homes and offices

ONE of Dublin’s biggest and most violent gangs was targeted yesterday in a massive Garda swoop on more than 50 homes and offices.

Gardaí target feud gang in swoop on 50 homes and offices
Fri, 30 Jan, 2009 - 00:00

Gardaí confiscated cash, drugs, stolen property and a suspected firearm in the raids and took away large quantities of documents and computers for analysis.

The crackdown, code-named Operation Gem, was led by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI), supported by specialist units.

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