Organised crime 'A serious problem in the North'

An overwhelming majority of people in Northern Ireland believe the province has an organised crime problem, a public attitudes survey revealed today.

An overwhelming majority of people in the North believe the province has an organised crime problem, a public attitudes survey revealed today.

According to a poll of 1,182 adults during January, in the wake of last year’s £26.5m (€39m) Northern Bank robbery in Belfast, almost all (95%) of those surveyed thought there was a problem with organised crime in the North.