Gardaí may have been infiltrated by crime bosses, chief super admits

The new Garda Anti-Corruption Unit has also received allegations of drug-taking among force members

Chief Superintendent Johanna O'Leary head of the Anti-Corruption Unit during its launch. Picture@ Gareth Chaney / Collins Photos Dublin

The infiltration of An Garda Siochána by an organised crime gang and drug-taking among force members are among the allegations which have been made to a new Garda Anti Corruption Unit.

The launch of the new unit in Dublin also heard that random mandatory drug testing for all An Garda Síochána members is to be introduced within six months.