Organised crime raids - It’s time for EU version of CAB

JUDGING by their recent activities, Dublin’s notorious and murderous crime gangs may think they have the upper hand and are above the law, but gardaí yesterday launched a series of raids designed to show them that they don’t and to hit them where it hurts — in their pockets.

Luxury goods including high-powered cars and motorbikes worth over €1m were seized early yesterday as part of an investigation by gardaí into the activities of a criminal gang in south Dublin.

That may be short change to some gangland members, but at least it is a visible response to a cartel that appears to believe it is impervious to the reaches of our criminal justice system.