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Illicit drug use in Ireland & Northern Ireland has been growing since the mid-1970s. [citation needed] The use by young people of psychedelic drugs, including LSD and cannabis, was recognized at that time. Opiate abuse was uncommon until the 1980s, following events in the opium production centres of Afghanistan and Iran. Government task forces ...
Suspected cocaine worth 157 million euro found in Ireland’s biggest drug seizure. ... a senior member of the Irish police service said this is the largest drug seizure in the history of the State.
The seizure took place off the coast of County Cork, Ireland.. Operation Seabight, [1] or Sea Bight, [2] is the codename used to describe the tracking and eventual seizure of up to €750 million of cocaine off the Irish coast in November 2008, originally thought to have been the largest such haul in the history of Ireland and one of the largest in Europe in 2008. [3]
Cannabis in Ireland is illegal for recreational purposes. Use for medical purposes requires case-by-case approval by the Minister for Health. [1] A bill to legalise medical uses of cannabis passed second reading in Dáil Éireann (lower house) in December 2016, [2] but was rejected by the Oireachtas Health Committee in 2017.
The drugs were found on a Panamanian-registered vessel in a major joint agency operation off the south-east coast of Ireland. Cocaine haul worth 157 million euro is biggest drug seizure in Ireland ...
This is a list of states (and some territories) by the annual prevalence of cocaine use as percentage of the population aged 15–64 (unless otherwise indicated). [1] published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The indicator is the "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have ...
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, [1] the Misuse of Drugs Act 1984, Misuse of Drugs Act 2015 [2] and the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010 [3] are the acts of the Oireachtas regulating drugs in Ireland. The acts define the penalties for unlawful production, possession and supply of drugs.
Pages in category "Drugs in the Republic of Ireland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Illicit drug use in Ireland; M. MIMS Ireland; O.