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Thu 07 Jul 2007Garda targets 100 drug dealers on the runA Garda list of an estimated 100 drug dealers who have escaped potentially long jail terms by going on the run has been drawn up and distributed to senior officers across the country as part of a major drive against organised crime.The senior officers have been urged to establish search-and-capture operations to catch dealers who are at large unlawfully.