GARDAÍ LAST NIGHT arrested and charged eight rickshaw drivers in a planned operation targeting drug dealing in the capital last night.
Members attached to Pearse Street in a joint operation with the Taxi Regulator carried out a number of searches in Dublin city centre.
In total, gardaí said they had seized 10 unlicensed rickshaws as well as €3,000 worth of drugs.
In February of last year, a rickshaw driver caught with over €4,000 worth of ecstasy tablets had her prison sentence suspended on condition she leave the country.
Last year, Dublin City Council issued a public advisory notice warning of the safety hazards of using rickshaws.
The vehicles, which are often motorised, are a popular form of transportation for late night revellers in the city centre.
There have been a number of calls by politicians for the bike taxis to be either regulated or completely banned.
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