[The Guardian] , Kelly, Annie ‘We’re seeing firearms, arson, attacks on homes’: the families in the eye of Ireland’s cocaine storm. (16 Jun 2024)
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Cocaine use in Ireland has soared in recent years, as record amounts of the drug flood through Europe’s porous borders from South America, and social media platforms and encrypted messaging apps provide an efficient and low-risk marketplace for dealers. In 2023, the Irish authorities said they seized more than €210m worth of drugs – a record amount, most of which was cocaine. Yet, that was likely to be a tiny percentage of the amount getting into the country undetected.
B Substances > Cocaine
L Social psychology and related concepts > Family > Family and kinship > Family and substance use > Substance related family problems
L Social psychology and related concepts > Life circumstances > Financial (money) difficulties / debt
MM-MO Crime and law > Crime and violence > Crime against persons (assault / abuse) > Intimidation
T Demographic characteristics > Affected family members / concerned persons
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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