Over the last couple of days we've seen the seizure of cocaine at Aldergrove with estimated value between £1-3 million, 8 men arrested (although 4 already released without charge) suspected of being involved with active republican groups, promises to crack down on dangerous and untaxed vehicles and even a Fermanagh farmer arrested for allowing illegal waste from the Irish Republic to be dumped on his land (polluting the land and water around the farm).

What are the odds of this unusual bout of police effectiveness being sustained over the longer-term, I wonder...