Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Justice Minister is being urged to intervene in a spate of heroin fuelled crime in Knocknacarra.
Senator Trevor O’Clochartaigh says that a group of dangerous individuals operating in the area are well known to Gardai and are currently ‘wreaking havoc’ in the area.
The Sinn Fein Senator says the gang has been apprehended in the past but is now continuing a crime spree after being released on bail.
He says one resident has had their home targeted three times in just one month – and is now being threatened and intimidated by the gang after reporting the incident.
Senator O’ Clochartaigh says the situation must be tackled as a matter of urgency:
Speaking to Keith Finnegan, Independent Councillor Mike Cubbard says that Heroin use is becoming an issue in a number of areas in the city – but he’s hitting a brick wall in tackling the issue.