# Heroin

Last year

2022

# operation tara

Two people arrested after gardaí seize over €1 million worth of heroin and cocaine

Gardaí made the seizure following a search of a residential property in Dublin yesterday evening.

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Oct 21st 2022, 9:42 AM

Syringe analysis shows increase in methamphetamine use and cocaine-heroin mixture

Heroin was present in nearly all samples, with cocaine in close to 90%.

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Aug 10th 2022, 1:19 PM

# Carer

Woman jailed for 18 months for stealing from elderly lady she cared for during lockdown

O’Connor was stealing from the elderly woman, who had dementia, for the first four months of the pandemic.

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Jun 22nd 2022, 6:52 PM

# Rosslare Europort

Cocaine and heroin valued at €1.3 million seized at Rosslare Europort

Over 5kgs of heroin and almost 8kgs of cocaine were discovered during the seizure.

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Jun 19th 2022, 1:18 PM

# Drugs Seizure

Man charged in relation to €1.4 million drug seizures in Clare and Limerick

Gardaí have carried out a spate of searches in Clare an Limerick in the past 24 hours.

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May 28th 2022, 6:16 PM

# Drugs

Man (40s) charged after €1.34 million heroin seizure in Limerick

The charge was made after heroin and cash were found amid searches in Corbally and Clonlara.

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Apr 17th 2022, 8:06 AM

# Heroin

Suspected heroin worth €700,000 seized and man (60s) arrested in Clare

The man can be held b gardaí for up to seven days.

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Mar 25th 2022, 11:04 PM

# Dublin

Two men arrested after gardaí seize heroin worth €70,000 and firearms in Tallaght

Gardaí searched three residential properties in Tallaght this morning.

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Jan 29th 2022, 2:53 PM

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# operation tara

Man charged after gun and €2,000 worth of heroin seized in Dublin

The suspected drugs and gun will now be sent for analysis.

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Aug 7th 2021, 8:20 AM

# Dublin

'Crack cocaine and heroin sales are astronomical': Oliver Bond residents 'living in fear'

Drug-dealing has been an issue at the Dublin flat complex for many years, but residents say the situation is getting worse.

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Mar 27th 2021, 8:00 AM

# Addiction

Oregon becomes first US state to decriminalise hard drugs

The state also legalised access to magic mushrooms for therapeutic use.

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Nov 4th 2020, 12:43 PM

# Charged

Two men arrested over €3 million heroin seizure charged and to appear in court

They are due in court tomorrow.

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Aug 7th 2020, 7:50 PM

# Drugs

Two men appear in court charged after Cork heroin seizure worth €425,000

The two men were arrested by gardaí on Thursday.

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Jul 12th 2020, 11:56 AM

# Drugs

'Addiction doesn't stop during a pandemic, it gets worse': Methadone waiting lists virtually eliminated amid overdose fears

Drug users are at an increased risk of contracting Covid-19 – many suffer from underlying health conditions and don’t have a safe place to self-isolate if needed.

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Apr 25th 2020, 12:05 AM

# GHB

'It sucks the soul out of you, it's worse than heroin': One woman's story of G addiction

Olivia suffered from drug addiction for 30 years, but one drug in particular affected her like no other.

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Mar 1st 2020, 12:05 AM

# Grenagh

Man arrested and €53,000 worth of suspected heroin seized in Cork

Garda dog Rex located the suspected heroin during a search.

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Feb 27th 2020, 9:06 AM

# james leonard

Cork man who overcame years of heroin addiction graduating with criminology Masters

James Leonard shared his story of addiction on The Tommy Tiernan Show last month.

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Feb 20th 2020, 6:15 AM

# Dublin 7

Man arrested after gardaí seized €140k worth of heroin during stop and search operation

The seizure was made in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin this afternoon.

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Dec 30th 2019, 8:27 PM

# Addiction Services

'We're replacing one addiction with another': Number of people accessing methadone up 600% in some counties

For the last 20 years, methadone has been the mainstay of harm reduction services in Ireland.

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Dec 24th 2019, 12:06 PM

# 1 out of 142

Just one person was handed the minimum 10-year sentence for possessing €13k of drugs last year

That’s out of a total of 142 convicted.

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Dec 5th 2019, 6:00 AM

# Kilmallock

€195,000 worth of suspected heroin seized after gardaí search derelict property in Limerick

No arrests were made as part of the search operation.

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Nov 18th 2019, 12:43 PM

# Patrick Street

Man to appear in court after €352k worth of heroin and cocaine seized in Cork

Gardaí arrested the man last night.

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Nov 6th 2019, 9:54 PM

# Revenue

Heroin worth €70,000 hidden in ‘sample pulley wheels’ seized at Dublin Airport

The package in which the drugs were found was from South Africa.

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Oct 16th 2019, 9:13 PM

# kent station

Man charged after €105,000 worth of heroin seized at Cork train station

Gary Cambridge was released on bail, with a number of conditions imposed.

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Sep 5th 2019, 9:01 PM

# Raids

Man charged over €1m heroin seizure following joint operation between gardaí and UK police

Seven kilos of heroin were seized in raids in Dublin and Meath.

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Sep 3rd 2019, 12:06 PM

# charge

Man in his 50s charged over €1 million heroin seizure

He’s due to appear in court tomorrow morning.

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Sep 2nd 2019, 8:02 PM

# crackdown

Gardaí seize €1m worth of heroin in joint operation with UK authorities

Three men were arrested after a number of searches in Dublin and Meath this morning.

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Sep 1st 2019, 6:10 PM

# drug trafficking

UK police seize €43 million worth of heroin in record haul

The 398kg of heroin was bound for Antwerp in Belgium.

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Aug 6th 2019, 9:26 PM

# Clondalkin

Two men arrested after estimated €117,600 worth of heroin and cannabis seized

They are currently detained at Clondalkin Garda Station.

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Jul 22nd 2019, 7:52 PM

# Tallaght

Man (30s) arrested after heroin worth estimated €700k seized in Dublin

He is expected to appear before a sitting of Tallaght District Court later this morning.

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Jul 15th 2019, 11:07 AM

# Courts

Man guilty of drug possession after gardaí discover €1.35 million worth of heroin under bed

The man was found guilty at the Special Criminal Court yesterday.

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Jun 20th 2019, 7:39 AM

# Seized

Man arrested after heroin and cocaine worth an estimated €250k seized in Dublin

The man is currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

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Jun 13th 2019, 10:42 PM

# EU Drug report

Irish adults among Europe's biggest users of cocaine and MDMA as experts warn of 'Uberisation' of drugs trade

The findings were outlined in the EU’s drugs agency’s annual report today.

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Jun 6th 2019, 9:58 PM

# Tallaght

Man in his 20s arrested after heroin and cannabis worth €63,000 seized in Dublin

The drugs were seized at a house in Tallaght this afternoon.

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May 16th 2019, 8:43 PM

Voices

Lynn Ruane: The overdose drug Naloxone can save lives so let's remove the barriers to accessing it

There are more deaths in Ireland as a result of overdose than road traffic accidents and many of these deaths are preventable, writes senator Lynn Ruane.

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Apr 14th 2019, 8:30 PM