In the midst of a nationwide shutdown of legitimate business, the business of organised crime at all levels is continuing, from those on the streets up to the gang bosses in their boltholes.
Heroin valued at €300,000 has been seized in Bluebell in Dublin, a cannabis growhouse has been raided in Sligo, guns have been seized in Cork and Limerick, and five men were arrested in Finglas last night after Garda cars were rammed.
It's clear from the words of Dublin Assistant Commissioner Pat Leahy that "there are a minority in our society who have no regard for public safety or public health during the Covid-19 emergency".
It’s also clear that the most sophisticated and enterprising organised crime gangs are not just continuing to try to keep their