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Veronica guerin's writing
turned the tide in the drug war.
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Her murder galvanised ireland into action.
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Thousands of people took to the streets
in weekly anti-drug marches,
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which drove the dealers out of dublin
and forced the drug barons underground.
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Within a week of her death, during
an emergency session of parliament,
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the government altered the constitution
of the republic of ireland
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to allow the high court to freeze
the assets of suspected drug barons.
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That same year, the criminal
assets bureau, cab, was formed
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and given the power to access and seize
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unexplained wealth
from suspected criminals.
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Charles bowden turned state's evidence
and became the first person in irish history
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to be entered into
the witness protection programme.
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Brian meehan was sentenced
to life imprisonment
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for the murder of veronica guerin,
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and his assets were seized by the cab.