12 arrests as gardaí move against Traveller crime gang

GARDAÍ have arrested 12 people as part of a major operation against a notorious crime gang in the south east.

12 arrests as gardaí move against Traveller crime gang

Officers hope to charge some of them, including the leaders, under powerful anti-gang legislation introduced last summer.

The Traveller gang, based in Waterford city, has been involved in a violent feud with another Traveller gang, based in Cork and Waterford, over the last three years.

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