Lucrative burglaries are now being carried out abroad by Irish gangs in UK cities, the US and Australia. Illustration: Paul Scott/ Irish Times
A spate of violent burglaries by Irish gangs in Britain, Australia and the United States has led the Garda Siochána’s organised crime unit and the EU’s law enforcement agency Europol to adopt tactics previously used against global drug cartels.
While the Garda has long co-operated with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), waves of pre-planned, lucrative burglaries are now being carried out abroad by Irish gangs.
This includes in the major cities in Britain, but also in the United States and as far away as Australia.
The gangs have moved into some regions in those co
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