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A former Assistant Garda Commissioner has been appointed to head up Safe Balbriggan , an initiative to help tackle crime and antisocial behaviour in the town and build a safer community.
The Balbriggan Leadership Group ratified the establishment of a Safe Balbriggan Pillar at its quarterly meeting, last week.
This brings to five the number of pillars that the Leadership Group is responsible for with Safe Balbriggan being added to Local Economy & Enterprise, Community Affairs & Integration, Employment, Education & Training and Public Realm & Placemaking.
At the meeting retired Garda Assistant Commissioner Michael O Sullivan was appointed as the Chair of the Safe Balbriggan Pillar and the Leadership Group agreed terms of reference, membership and works programme for the new Pillar.
Gardaí have not yet identified which organised crime gang is responsible for the biggest drugs seizure of the year with a value of more than €12m, according to senior sources.
There have been no arrests in the case so far.
Meanwhile, Assistant Garda Commissioner and head of organised and serious crime John O Driscoll said in a statement the joint operation demonstrates the potential of collaborative working relationships involving partner agencies, in tackling importation of controlled drugs that harm our communities. The Garda Síochána will continue to work with others at a national and international level in targeting the importation and supply of illicit drugs and the organised crime gangs that benefit from such activity.
Mick Gilligan, director of Customs Drug Law Enforcement, also commented on the seizure: Combating the smuggling of controlled drugs such as cocaine into this jurisdiction, in collaboration with An Garda Síochána is a priority for Revenue.