Drugs raid nets 45 dealers in first community-led operation

Local residents have scored a victory against drug dealers after information they provided to gardaí led to a major operation resulting in the overall arrest of 45 people.

It is the first large-scale investigation stemming from a new community policing initiative running in Dublin’s north inner city. The programme is set to be replicated across the capital and possibly the country.

The small areas’ policing programme has so far involved face-to-face interviews with 8,000 residents by community gardaí.