2,920 officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland were involved in the extensive operation
The PSNI has confirmed that US President Joe Biden's visit to Northern Ireland this week was the largest operation they have overseen in ten years.The Presidential visit, hosted by the UK government, saw the police service implement a major strategic operation which is the largest since the G8 summit in 2013.Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd commented on the extensive nature of the planning and deployments.
"This has been an extremely busy time for policing across Northern Ireland, with Easter parades and a high footfall of visitors attending the various beauty spots over the Easter holidays. Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd continued: “Having such dedicated and professional colleagues ensured all operations were carried out expertly and I would like to thank all of our police officers, police staff and Mutual Aid officers for their contribution.
"This has been a complex and expensive operation delivered to internationally recognised standards and at present we anticipate the overall cost for the two week operation will be somewhere in the region of £7 million, however that is an early estimate and is subject to change."
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