Vigilantism rejected as way to fight drug dealers

POLITICIANS and senior gardaí have reacted angrily to comments made by a man claiming to represent the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, who suggested on a radio show that he could help organise vigilante action against drug dealers operating in a part of Cork city.

Following the comments on local radio yesterday, members of the Cork City Joint Policing Committee (JPC) said there was no place for vigilantes in Cork and that the gardaí were the only force that should tackle drug dealing.

Addressing the JPC meeting in City Hall, Lord Mayor Terry Shannon said he was “disappointed” that a member of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, which he claimed was the political representative of dissident republicans, was allowed air time on radio.