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Wednesday 28 October 2020
Four men and one woman remain in custody today.
A new study examines chemsex in Ireland and parts of the UK.
Those offences are alleged to have taken place on Monday, 11 November.
A man aged in his 30s was arrested at the scene.
On Friday two people discovered two packages on the beach at Arcachon, southwest of Bordeaux, containing 3 kg of cocaine.
The eldest son of Rachel and Isaac Allen has pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis for sale or supply.
The seizures were carried out at two public locations.
Gardaí arrested the man last night.
The drugs were seized during two separate searches in Mallow on Monday.
Officers carried out two intelligence led searches of houses over the weekend.
Smaller quantities of MDMA, cannabis herb and other drugs were also seized.
Gardaí said that over 35 “purchases were made to date of controlled substances being trafficked on the streets of Drogheda”.
Gerard Ryan (44) told gardaí he was under pressure to pick up the drugs from a warehouse in Ashbourne.
Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign have said local Task Forces are not included in decision-making with the HSE.
Two men were arrested in the operation.
Investigations are ongoing.
Gardaí the operation is a significant development in the ongoing investigation targeting assets derived from the proceeds of crime.
The firearm and €125,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis herb were found during a search last year.
The package in which the drugs were found was from South Africa.
A bag containing 1.8 kilos of cocaine was found under a parked car.
A 35-year-old male was arrested in connection with the investigation.
Additional gardaí will be on patrol during Junior Cert celebrations tonight.
Men living in Ireland are more likely to take drugs than their European counterparts, according to a new survey.
Miller (26) died last year of an accidental overdose of the powerful opioid fentanyl.
Her father was given 18 months probation after pleading guilty to causing or procuring cruelty to a child.
The drugs were seized after a car failed to stop at a garda checkpoint early this morning.
One of the men was carrying a box which contained 5.6 kilos of cannabis herb.
The man was arrested during an operation in the Ballyfermot area yesterday.
Two men have been arrested.
The CSO has released the latest statistics of crimes recorded by gardaí.
People can buy a hit of the highly addictive drug for as little as €1.
We look at what chemsex is, and the role the drugs GHB and crystal meth play in it.
Gardaí believe that one of the arrested men is responsible for trafficking drugs into Longford.
That council has warned that over-prescriptions of the drugs is affecting the safety of Irish patients.
The cases against Purdue seek to address the costs of millions of Americans sinking into addiction.
Heroin and cannabis worth around €22,000 was seized during a search last week.
Chemsex is becoming more common in Ireland, leading to concerns about health risks and an increase in sexual assaults.
The driver was arrested and is due to appear before a special court sitting this morning.
Gary Cambridge was released on bail, with a number of conditions imposed.
Seven kilos of heroin were seized in raids in Dublin and Meath.
THE HSE IS today expected to outline that the contact tracing system is “back on track” after its capacity was surpassed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases earlier this month.
It is understood that Oireachtas Health Committee will be told that the contact tracing system’s capacity was surpassed when the number of Covid-19 cases sharply increased at the start of the month, but that it has gotten back on track since 23 October.
In July, the HSE launched its Covid-19 contact tracing app, which is intended to help contact tracing, particularly with people who aren’t family and friends, and uses Bluetooth technology to determine whether you’ve been a close contact of someone who’s tested positive for the virus.
Users are encouraged to switch on their Bluetooth settings, and to check in with their symptoms every day.
So, today we want to know: Are you still using the Covid-19 contact tracing app?
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