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[Irish Times] , Bardon, Sarah and Labanyi, David Speeding drivers to face higher penalty points [Drug dealing and rickshaws]. (02 Jan 2018)

External website: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/spee...

........Figures released following an Irish Times investigation showed 85 drivers were arrested for drug-dealing in the Garda district covered by Pearse Street station, the main trading area for rickshaws, in 2017. A total of 78 drivers have been charged with drug-dealing and 23 drivers have been convicted. Some 44 cases are ongoing, and in 19 cases the drugs seized have yet to be formally certified as banned drugs.


Item Type
News
Publication Type
Irish-related
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco)
Intervention Type
Crime prevention
Source
Irish Times
Date
2 January 2018
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Subjects
A Substance use and dependence > Substance related societal (social) problems / harms > Drug use and driving
B Substances > Substances in general
MM-MO Crime and law > Substance related offence > Drug offence > Illegal distribution of drugs (drug market / dealing)
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland > Dublin

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