[thejournal.ie] , O'Connor, Niall Ireland's top organised crime investigator links Irish criminals to Iranian-backed drugs gangs. (29 Aug 2025)
External website: https://www.thejournal.ie/drugs-seamus-boland-link...
Ireland's most senior organised crime investigator has said the main driving force behind large-scale cocaine smuggling around our shores are Irish criminals but that in the background they have aligned with Iranian-backed organised crime gangs. Speaking to The Journal recently, Detective Chief Superintendent Seamus Boland – who leads the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) – said Ireland’s own criminal networks are pitching for business with cartels in South America and in the Middle East....
MM-MO Crime and law > Organised crime
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime > Substance related crime > Crime associated with substance production and distribution
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance related offence > Drug offence > Illegal transportation of drugs (smuggling / trafficking)
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance related offence > Drug offence > Illegal distribution of drugs (drug market / dealing)
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime deterrence
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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