Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2023
1088. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on Garda Operation Stratus; the number of persons arrested and charged to date; the number of successful convictions obtained to date; and if this operation is still ongoing. [13345/23]
View answerAn Garda Síochána has made important progress in tackling the threat of gangland crime in Drogheda through Operation Stratus.
The Operation consists of high visibility patrols and checkpoints, days of action and covert policing initiatives. This work is supplemented by personnel from the regional armed support unit, the drugs unit and the divisional roads policing unit and has resulted in the seizure of considerable amounts of cash, firearms and controlled drugs.
The table below, provided to me by the Garda authorities, shows the number of arrests, charges and summonses associated with Operation Stratus between 1 January 2018 and 13 March 2023. The figures quoted are operational and liable to change.
|
Year |
Charges |
Arrests |
Summons |
|
2018 |
32 |
22 |
15 |
|
2019 |
87 |
57 |
85 |
|
2020 |
179 |
106 |
134 |
|
2021 |
59 |
18 |
20 |
|
2022 |
17 |
* |
12 |
|
Up to 13 March 2023 |
* |
* |
* |
*Figures less than 10 are denoted by * for data protection reasons.
In relation to the information requested by the Deputy on the number of convictions under Operation Stratus, the Courts Service advise me that conviction statistics are not maintained in such a way as to provide a response.
