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Gardai probing deadly Drogheda feud targeting 78 drug dealers as investigators have assets of criminals in their sights
Updated: 10:59, 5 Jul 2021
GARDAI probing the deadly Drogheda feud are now targeting 78 drug dealers.
And the Irish Sun can reveal how investigators also have the assets of the criminals - including luxury cars and bags of cash - in their sights.
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Investigators also have the assets of the criminals - including luxury cars and bags of cash - in their sights
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Chief Supt Christy ManganCredit: Crispin Rodwell - The Sun Dublin
Those targeted include associates of crime boss Cornelius Price, gangland target Owen Maguire’s pals, associates of slain hitman Robbie Lawlor and teenaged gangland associates of tragic youngster Keane Mulready-Woods.
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Slain serial killer Robbie Lawlor planned gruesome murder of teen Keane Mulready-Woods just days after he was released from prison
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Close associate of major drug trafficker is one of three being quizzed over murder of teen in Drogheda
Yesterday morning, gardai arrested three men following a series of searches in Dublin as part of the murder probe
Gardai pictured searching an area known locally as The Banks near a house in Rathmullen Park, Drogheda
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7:00, 29 Apr 2021
THE top garda leading the charge against the two Drogheda feud mobs believes a new initiative to reinvest seized proceeds of crime back into communities sends a clear message to criminals.
Chief Superintendent Christy Mangan - based in Co Louth - backed calls for such a fund which will support vital services in the area.
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Chief Superintendent Christy Mangan (centre) during a press conference at Garda HQ in DublinCredit: PA:Press Association
The dispute between gangs over drugs which turned deeply personal had ravaged the area after it had kicked off in July 2018.
MAJOR SUCCESS
But gardai have had major success in curbing the violence and seized over half a million in cash in 2020.