Operation to focus on gathering of intelligence about key players profiting from lucrative trade
Irish Prison Service director general Caron McCaffrey said an increase in seizures of contraband items resulted at least in part from additional security measures. When gardaí recently ran an operation around Cloverhill Prison, Dublin, it resulted in 75 arrests. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wirehave commenced a major new drive aimed at identifying and catching criminals who control much of the flow of drugs into Irish jails.
Garda operations around prison campuses are also being stepped up, aimed at catching those who throw contraband over the walls into prison yards or use drones for such deliveries.
Ms McCaffrey said the increase in seizures, resulted at least in part from the additional security measures, including in-cell searches and patrols of perimeter walls by prison staff. When gardaí recently ran an operation around Cloverhill Prison, Dublin, it resulted in 75 arrests. However, she also said the new drive between the Garda and prison service should accelerate that progress.
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