Two rocket launchers seized from drug gang

TWO loaded rocket launchers have been seized from a major drug gang – an indication that the security threat posed by criminal gangs has risen to alarming new heights.

Two rocket launchers seized from drug gang

It is thought to be the first time a criminal gang has been caught in the possession of rocket launchers.

In April 2007, an undercover operation by British and Irish police foiled an attempt by the McCarthy-Dundon gang in Limerick to import rocket launchers.

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