Kids deal drugs off dirt bikes & addicts openly get high in shock pics of Dublin Hutch heartland in grip of epidemic, Todays Sun, Shows the Dealing, the Drugs, in Broad Daylight.

Garda sources say members of the wider Hutch family are still heavily involved in flooding the area with lethal substances.THESE are the scenes of hopelessness inflicted on Dublin’s north inner city by the Hutch OCG — after the Justice Minister’s vow 12 months ago to crack down on street dealing.

Open drug dealing and use continues to take place on the city’s main thoroughfare — exactly one year after Helen McEntee announced a plan to make these communities safer.Our exclusive photos show people smoking pipes, used for heroin and crack cocaine, and taking other illegal substances on O’Connell Street, where thousands of tourists flock each day to see sights like the GPO and go shopping on nearby Henry Street.

And Garda sources say members of the wider Hutch family are still heavily involved in flooding the area with lethal substances.

One officer told us: “It’s the same people responsible who do this openly and are members of the Hutch Organised Crime Group. The problem is continuing to spiral.

“It’s the brazen openness which is bound to shock people, but there’s still no greater Gardai presence to deter the dealers and users, which was promised a year ago, and it boils down to lack of resources.”