Gardaí using elite armed intervention squads to intercept organised burglary groups 

Detective Chief Superintendent Séamus Boland said An Garda Síochána is now using organised crime legislation to tackle burglary gangs. Picture: iStock

Gardaí are now adopting the same high-security response to organised burglary groups as to gangland “murder teams”, An Garda Síochána’s top gang officer has said.

Detective chief superintendent Séamus Boland said travelling burglary gangs represent an equivalent threat to the public, citing the extreme risks posed in “very dangerous high speed” getaways from gardaí.