Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 October 2013
156. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on Garda Operation Trident; the number of persons arrested and charged as part of this operation; the number of successful convictions obtained; the amount of drugs seized; and if this operation is still active. [43922/13]
View answerI am informed by the Garda authorities that Operation Trident was a policing initiative conducted between January and April 2013 targeting drug distribution in the South Dublin area.
I am advised that on foot of this Operation, which has now concluded, twenty nine people have been arrested and charged with offences relating to this investigation. I am further informed that the majority of these cases are currently before the courts and as such no convictions have been recorded to date.
In relation to the amount of drugs seized as a direct result of this Operation, I am advised by the Garda authorities that it would require a disproportionate use of Garda time and resources to obtain this information.
