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[justice.ie] Minister welcomes increase in the number of detections for possession of drugs for sale or supply. (26 Jan 2006)

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The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr Michael McDowell, TD, today published the provisional headline crime statistics for 2005 furnished by the Garda Commissioner. The statistics show an increase of 2.7% for the year compared with 2004.

The Minister welcomed the increase in the number of detections for possession of drugs for sale or supply (up 20%). 

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