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GARDAÍ HAVE SEIZED a quantity of drugs worth €135,000 during searches in Dublin.
As part of an intelligence led operation, gardaí searched two properties in Crumlin and Drimnagh, Dublin 12 yesterday.
Gardaí said a “substantial quantity” of benzodiazepines, cocaine and heroin, with an estimated street value of €135,000 was seized.
A man and woman, both in their 20s, were arrested and are currently detained at Crumlin garda station.
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Tip of the iceberg, just legalise, control, regulate and this will eradicate the criminal element
@Sean71: for medical reasons it should be legal,it would be a disaster to legalize it like in Canada and holland that’s my personal opinion.
@Sean71: for some reason I don’t think it’ll do much damage to organize crime they’ll find a way around it like they always do,they’ll be a lot of € at stake and criminals will get more trigger happy!
@Aaron Jones: why would it be a disaster?
@willypearson: €€€ everything can be bought at a price,it’ll have little to no affect on organized crime!
@willypearson: sure look at holland they’ve got there heads stuck in the sand read up about it
@Sean71: what exactly are you suggesting should be legalized? The article lists cocaine and heroin as the drugs seized.. you’re hardly suggesting legalizing those drugs?
@Aaron Jones: yes it would have a huge impact, drugs are the primary source of income for most criminal gangs here, the profit margin is much bigger and less risk as opposed to bank robberies, etc legalise, regulate, control and it takes away a large portion of the criminal element
@Sean71: yeah a little bit of organized crime a small percentage,but Ireland will end up like holland full of international drug barons it’s bad enough as it is!
@Carl Thompson: cannapiss just.
@Sean71: legalise cocaine and heroin……. Stick to your day job
@Donal Keane: yeah, because banning them has worked so well. Cocaine use is endemic. A colleague has a part time job as a barman, most of what they sweep up off the floor at the end of every night is tiny plastic bags. The type cocaine is sold in. Time to think outside the box: the war on drugs is list. Let’s try plan B.
@Donal Keane: Cocaine should be legalized, heroin shouldn’t. Cocaine is certainly no more detrimental to health than alcohol, the fact that alcohol is legal and cocaine isn’t is merely a historical fluke. Any mind altering substance should be heavily regulated, but banning things outright doesn’t work. Use continues unabated, the lack of regulation in supply adds to the negative health effects and its a massive boon for criminal gangs. There is a massive hypocrisy in this country where people gladly brag who they got so drunk last night that they can’t remember getting home yet use of soft drugs is seen as socially deviant.
@Sean71: you keep stating that legalise and regulate as if the Drug cartels would just shut up shop…..there is no evidence from anywhere on the planet that legalising cocaine would be a solution – much less a simple solution.
@Damon16: dude i dunno if Damon16 is your age but making a definitive statement like ‘cocaine is certainly no more detrimental to health than alcohol’ is pretty wide of the mark , actually it’s very very wide of the mark . maybe you should educate yourself on a few of the basics on the risks to damage to you liver brain and heart from effects of cocaine – not to mention that the inevitable regular cocktail of taking both together -cocaethylene is a toxic substance that the body creates and flows through the body damaging liver brain and causing heart failure – I could go on but you get the message. There are many reasons civilised society all over the world won’t legalise cocaine – and no it’s not just a ‘historical fluke’ as you claim – it’s a calculated decision.
@Dave Hammond: I’m well aware of the detrimental effects of cocaine and alcohol – and btw I consume neither. The former drug policy adviser to the British government co-authored a study with leading experts in the field on the relative harm of various psychoactive substances several years ago. It was published in the Lancet.Very widely cited. I advise you give it a read. It concluded alcohol is the most harmful drug to society on virtually every measure from violence, to rape, to RTAs and significant health effects. – from liver damage, cancer, cardiomyopathy to alcohol induced dementia and much besides. Most suicides also involve alcohol. Cocaine for sure is extremely damaging to one’s health. However, I’ll happily defend my claim that cocaine is no more damaging than alcohol and I think the evidence bears that out.
@Sean71: what about the people who want it and can’t afford it…… they will steal to buy it
Rinse and repeat. Reading an article like this everyday!! This war was lost a long time ago. Personally I’d like to see us go down the Portugal route. Real change is needed as it’s only getting worse !
The also found 5 Moncler coats the same as the one Leo Varadkar wears. These street urchins have no class.
Well it sounds like they were correct to search you given your admission that they “looked in all the wrong places”. What did you spend the 10k on – Danish butter cookies?
@Ro-your-nan: well it’s like this I never spent it on drink like irish do,I used it for college in Denmark,admissions come again my English isn’t that great?
I’m sick of them Gardaí.
@Decko Kelly: I’m not a fan of them either,when I went to holland in 2005 they went threw all my belongings found nada,they looked in all the wrong places obviously that’s all I’m saying,plus when I was young I received numerous kickings for no reason,I got 10k damages and made a new life in Denmark
@Aaron Jones: why were the Gards searching you in Holland? What do you do in Denmark?
@Ro-your-nan: I moved there to be with my family I’m originally from Denmark,the Guards are a little racist they thought ahh your from Denmark they thought he’ll have this and that on me,so they took me to the local station and kicked me around like a football 6times within 2years,I photographed all my ingenious and got 10k,im in full time employment since,and I’ll n never live in Ireland again even tho I’ve family there?
@Ro-your-nan: looking for cannabis the customs people even told me they got information from the Guards to check my luggage?
@Ro-your-nan: what do i do in Denmark I’ve a degree in journalism and about to move to New Zealand,why I suppose you think I’m a drug baron typical Irish mentality.
@Aaron Jones: I don’t think you’re a drugs baron at all – you don’t strike me as having enough dexterity to be effective at that particular profession. When you were doing your degree in journalism where you out the day they taught punctuation? Why are you going to New Zealand?
@Ro-your-nan: to work in construction,I’ve my degree in journalism and so sorry my grammar isn’t up to irish standards,what qualifications do you have?
@Ro-your-nan: you don’t need much to be a drugs baron € and be able to count?
@Aaron Jones: well that rules you out anyway. What’s the biggest number you know?
@Ro-your-nan: I’m educated more than you think and as I’ve already said my english isn’t good,see out here wee speak danish,you left school early you should go back seriously
@Ro-your-nan: that’s the most stupidest question I’ve come across on the journal!
@Aaron Jones: Ye but think about the drugs pal. All them drugs. Now being sold by the Gardaí.
@Decko Kelly: ya the hash and yokes they were the days:-)
I was commenting on your punctuation not grammar – do you understand the difference? Construction eh? What are you doing – operating a wheelbarrow? I’m a qualified owl keeper – it’s a hoot.
@Ro-your-nan: little racist getting are you?no construction I’m a jack of all trades,so I can further my journalism,have you ever been out of Ireland?
@Aaron Jones: which part of my post are you interpreting as racist? The bit about the owl? Yeah I can really see how flying to New Zealand to push a wheelbarrow is going to help your journalism. A jack of all trades eh? Yeah I went to Northern Ireland once for a day – loved it.
@Ro-your-nan: was thinking your uneducated and haven’t traveled much,bricklayer for a year in New Zealand then travel a bit more!
@Ro-your-nan: read your comments and you’ll see your racist tones,I use to live in Ireland I no what irish racism is like,most Irish are racist and don’t even no it!
@Aaron Jones: wow – two pieces of irony in quick succession: you say ‘your uneducated’ – where as you should have said ‘you’re uneducated’. And then you cite racism in my posts where there is absolutely none but then you go on to generalise about the entire Irish country by labelling everybody as racist – isn’t that borderline racist?
Won’t the brick laying be a bit complicated for you? What about the journalism career – you need focus young man.
@Ro-your-nan: you never answered my other questions,just read you,re comments they have racist undertones and I never said all irish you’re a dull person,you lack education
Do you mind providing me a specific example of the racist undertone you are referring to? What question do you require an answer to? Ooooh you’re nearly there with the “you’re” spelling but you let yourself down when you put a comma in the word as opposed an apostrophe – we’ll make a journalist out of you yet.
On you’re quasi-racist generalisations you are correct – you said ‘most Irish are racist’ as opposed to ‘all’; not much of an improvement in your position I’m afraid.
@Ro-your-nan: liking you’re own comments is like wiping you’re ass with you’re hands,95% of you’re comments have racist undertones if you can see that you have issues to sort out!
@Aaron Jones: can’t
@Aaron Jones: what a fatuous remark – it’s like arguing with a baby.
Any plans for the weekend?
@Ro-your-nan: no don’t drink or smoke cigarettes just,and yourself any plans?
What are you up to Aaron?
@Ro-your-nan: I get my son at weekends spend quality time with him!
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