Communities want gardaí on street to tackle worsening drug-intimidation

A new report said many people felt the gardaí were “understaffed and under-resourced” to deal with drug-related crime. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

People want to see gardaí on the street engaging with locals as part of an overall approach to tackling the worsening problem of drug-related intimidation, according to new research.

People interviewed in Dublin’s north east inner city were “undivided” in the view that violence associated with drug-related crime and intimidation had increased in recent years.