Cross-border policing operations net almost €10m worth of drugs

Joint investigations led to the dismantling of a major Lithuanian heroin network operating across the island and an organised crime gang involved in a spate of ATM thefts on both sides of the border.

The Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force comprises An Garda Síochána and the PSNI, the Criminal Assets Bureau and the British National Crime Agency.

Cross-border law enforcement operations have netted almost €10m worth of drugs and nearly €1.3m in cash over the last seven months, according to official figures.

The Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force (JATF) conducted over 70 drug searches resulting in the prosecution of 30 suspects.