Six former gardaí ‘cannot remember’ drug operations at centre of explosive lawsuit allegations

Lawsuit claims gang was ‘allowed to receive shipments after tip-offs were not acted upon’

Former garda Jack Doyle has made ‘allegations of the utmost gravity’ against former colleagues.

February 21 2022 02:30 AM

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Twenty-seven years ago, a Ford Fiesta failed to stop at a garda checkpoint on a country road, and a short time later the driver abandoned the car and escaped on foot across the fields.

When gardaí caught up with the vehicle, they discovered a large quantity of ecstasy in the boot.