Limerick drugs gangs made a 'business decision' to stop killing

The seizure of hundreds of thousands of euro, drugs, expensive cars, and a €50k stallion in Limerick last Wednesday, proves gangland crime is thriving on Shannonside, despite a cessation in gang murders
Limerick drugs gangs made a 'business decision' to stop killing

The First Brigade of the Corp of Engineers assisted by the Infantry searching wasteland near Delmege Park,Moyross, Limerick City

A 'business decision' taken by rival gangs in Limerick to cease shooting one another may have led onlookers to believe the city's criminal gangs had gone to ground, but Wednesday's multi-agency sting operation involving more than 300 gardaí made it clear that, while the gangs have crept into the shadows, they continue to make vast profits.

Gardaí must be applauded for restoring peace by targeting the city’s most notorious organised crime gangs (OCG), the Dundons. 

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