News - Drugs

Calls for drug-education programme in Leitrim schools - as 'we're losing the war on drugs'

Councillor Flynn wants outside agencies to deliver the drug education programme - instead of teachers.

Jul 7, 2025 17:58

A man aged in his 40s was arrested and is currently being held at a station in the region.

Apr 28, 2025 16:49

The man is due to appear before Castlerea District Court this morning.

Mar 21, 2025 07:55

The driver, a man in his 40s, was arrested at the scene and is currently detained at a Garda station in the northwest.

Mar 20, 2025 13:31

Up to 100 people attended Paul Reid's talk on drugs in Cortober, Carrick-on-Shannon, last night.

Mar 20, 2025 08:27

And there were 344 arrests under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Leitrim and Sligo in the same period - with 29 last year.

Mar 19, 2025 17:35

Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit were alerted to a vehicle in the Ballybride area and conducted a search for its owner.

Feb 21, 2025 15:13

The drugs were discovered following an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the area.

Feb 20, 2025 13:46

Three women, aged in their 20s, were arrested following the seizures

Nov 25, 2024 17:18

Dr Martin Daly, a Fianna Fáil candidate in Roscommon-Galway, says criminals have approached families over cocaine debts.

Nov 12, 2024 17:48

Independent Ireland's Michael Fitzmaurice says we can no longer turn a blind eye to the impact drugs are having on young people's lives.

Nov 1, 2024 17:34

The Longford Divisional Drugs Unit and local Gardaí conducted a search of a premises in the town earlier this week under operation Tara.

Oct 4, 2024 13:06

In a follow-up search, Gardaí discovered a cannabis grow farm in the early stages of construction.

Sep 12, 2024 07:21

Searches carried out by local Gardaí on Richmond Street uncovered a quantity of suspected cocaine worth €7,000.

Aug 29, 2024 13:16

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