Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

A number of Deputies have asked if the current policy is failing and I wish to put some facts before the House in this regard. Operation Anvil has seen 20,000 searches for drugs with €14 million worth of drugs recovered. Some 562 firearms were also recovered, separate to the recent amnesty. This operation is constantly chipping away at the edifices of drug barons and their gangs and has seen some very significant successes. I pay tribute to the gardaí who put their lives on the line every day to bring about such success.

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