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# War On Drugs

This year
2023
Voices
Opinion: Enough talk - we need to decriminalise the possession of drugs for personal use
Criminologist Dr Ian Marder proposes a paradigm shift away from criminalising drug use and towards a health-led approach.
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Feb 3rd 2023, 8:00 PM
Last year
2022
# new president
Colombia’s first leftist president says ‘the war on drugs has failed’
Gustavo Petro was sworn into office yesterday.
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Aug 8th 2022, 7:48 AM
# War On Drugs
Drug use outside schools and dealers coming to the front door: Ireland's youth drug crisis
Children as young as nine are getting caught up in the drug world.
Children as young as nine are being swept up in a life of drugs, writes Garreth MacNamee.
Cocaine, cannabis and heroin are suspected of being sold and used outside schools in pockets of Dublin.
Drug intimidation is 'rife', according to local reps.
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May 5th 2022, 12:05 AM
All time
# War On Drugs
Poll: Should drugs be legalised in Ireland?
Youth activists are calling for the end to the prohibition of drugs.
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Jul 11th 2021, 11:28 AM
# Weed
US House of Representatives approves bill to decriminalise cannabis at federal level
The bill, which passed 228-164, will now go to the Republican-controlled Senate.
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Dec 5th 2020, 7:42 AM
# massive haul
Cocaine worth €220 million seized from tugboat in Atlantic Ocean
A total of 3.7 tonnes of the drug was seized by Spanish police after a tip off from UK authorities.
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Oct 9th 2017, 7:26 AM
# War On Drugs
Philippine president Duterte says he'll kill his own son if he is involved in drug trafficking
Protests have erupted in the Philippines over the controversial president’s war on drugs.
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Sep 21st 2017, 11:39 AM
# War On Drugs
Philippine lawmakers vote to slash annual funding for human rights commission to just €16
“This leads us on a direct path to dictatorship,” Senator Francis Pangilinan said.
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Sep 13th 2017, 1:13 PM
# Philippines
"Inhumane and degrading": Photos of naked prisoners being searched for drugs spark outrage
The photos have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs.
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Mar 2nd 2017, 8:56 AM
# War On Drugs
Philippine mayor and nine bodyguards killed in police shoot-out
The incident occurred hours after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to intensify his crackdown on crime.
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Oct 28th 2016, 2:54 PM
# his favourite insult
President of Philippines calls Obama a 'son of a whore'
Rodrigo Duterte is not impressed with the US president’s criticism of his war on drugs.
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Sep 5th 2016, 2:55 PM
# War On Drugs
Police in Philippines tell drug users to kill dealers and burn their homes
“You know who the drug lords are. Would you like to kill them? Go ahead.”
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Aug 26th 2016, 4:37 PM
# War On Drugs
Doping war of words continues as King beats tainted Russian swimmer to gold
Elsewhere, Sun Yang came under attack after winning the men’s 200m freestyle.
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Aug 9th 2016, 8:32 AM
# drugs debate
“Let’s be honest, the war on drugs has failed - it hasn’t actually done anything”
Councillor Gary Gannon spoke today about drugs in his area.
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May 15th 2016, 1:12 PM
# failing
The UN has been told to end the War on Drugs
Delegates from the European Union, Switzerland, Brazil, Costa Rica, Uruguay among others called for abolishing capital punishment for drug criminals.
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Apr 19th 2016, 7:38 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you support the 'war on drugs'?
A group of 1,000 politicians, celebrities and campaigners are calling for a shift in drug policy.
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Apr 17th 2016, 6:48 PM
# War On Drugs
Why Richard Boyd Barrett thinks heroin and cocaine should be decriminalised
The People Before Profit TD has argued that all drugs should be decriminalised. Here’s why…
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Apr 20th 2015, 10:00 PM
# Gang warfare
Mexican drug cartel targets police in ambush attack and kills 15
It’s part of an ongoing battle with police.
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Apr 7th 2015, 10:05 PM
# War On Drugs
These maps show the world's hard drug trade in remarkable detail
They exclude cannabis, however, which would need a global graphic all to itself…
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Feb 22nd 2015, 4:30 PM
# War On Drugs
Revenue dog sniffs out drugs at Portlaoise mail centre
Here’s a tip: Don’t mail your drugs!
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Dec 8th 2014, 6:32 PM
# Seized
Did you have a smartphone stolen in Dublin recently? Gardaí just found 70 of them
There was also cannabis, cocaine and heroin found at the same property.
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Oct 17th 2014, 4:00 PM
# Guerrero
Mass grave in Mexico being linked to disappearance of 43 students
At least 15 bodies have been recovered from the site so far.
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Oct 5th 2014, 8:25 AM
# War On Drugs
PICTURES: Four being questioned following seizure of a tonne of cocaine
The seizure was made in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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Sep 25th 2014, 8:42 AM
# War On Drugs
US police saving people from overdoses with new heroin antidote
Police had been “literally standing by and watching someone die of a drug overdose”.
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Jul 19th 2014, 10:15 AM
# War On Drugs
Fireworks, mobile phones and three types of drugs seized in Dublin
Gardaí said the house they searched was unoccupied at the time and no arrests were made.
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May 14th 2014, 9:50 AM
# War On Drugs
€1.5 million worth of cannabis herb found in Dublin business park
Six men were arrested in two drugs seizures today.
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May 5th 2014, 9:39 PM
# legalisation
Legal recreational 'pot shops' open in Colorado
Business owners opened their doors to shoppers at 8am, with 25 pot shops in eight towns opening today.
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Jan 1st 2014, 4:30 PM
# Dublin
Prescription drugs worth €75k seized from house in Summerhill
A 25-year-old man has been arrested.
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Dec 21st 2013, 3:22 PM
# operation wireless
Cocaine worth €385,000 and parts of 8 stolen vehicles seized
Gardaí carried out 419 searches and arrested 89 people during a planned operation nationwide yesterday.
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Nov 6th 2013, 1:58 PM
# Going Potty
Uruguay's plan to legalise marijuana moves a step closer
President Jose Mujica says that the move is necessary as an alternative in the war on drugs.
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Aug 1st 2013, 10:48 AM
# War On Drugs
Britain's drug policies are not working, say MPs
A new report by MPs wants drug laws overhauled – and retailers of ‘legal highs’ to be held liable for any harm the products cause.
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Dec 10th 2012, 2:15 PM
# the system works
Anti-doping measures are working - Rogge
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president says the number of bans is proof that progress is being made.
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Jul 27th 2012, 4:01 PM
# Mexico
Over 47,500 killed in Mexican drug wars
Figures released by Mexico yesterday show that thousands have been killed in drugs-related violence
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Jan 12th 2012, 11:27 AM
# War On Drugs
Colombian president urges rethink on drugs war
Juan Manuel Santos says he’s open to discussing the legalisation of marijuana as well as other substances in an effort to tackle the drugs trade in a new way.
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Nov 13th 2011, 3:57 PM
# Mexico
Mexican police uncover mass graves with 59 bodies near US border
The discovery was made while police were searching for abducted bus passengers in a violent northern state bordering Texas.
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Apr 7th 2011, 11:07 AM
# Drugs
Drug smuggling tunnel discovered under US-Mexico border
Two people are arrested after cops unearth a tunnel so sophisticated that it even includes a small railway.
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Nov 4th 2010, 2:14 PM