Major Irish drug trafficking network hit by garda operation targeting encrypted phones

One of Ireland’s biggest drug trafficking networks has been hit by Gardaí as part of an international operation targeting the use of encrypted phones by organised crime groups to order murders and drug shipments.

The Garda operation started on Monday night and continued on Tuesday and focused on various parts of Dublin, including the west and southwest of the city, as well as locations outside Dublin.

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