Drugs
# drugs - Today’s News
# drugs - Friday 24 May, 2013
€1m in ecstasy tablets and €700,000 of cannabis seized in Dublin
A 36-year-old man was arrested after the substances were found during a raid on a house in Donabate.
# drugs - Thursday 23 May, 2013
Two women arrested after €500,000 seizure of cannabis plants
A cannabis growhouse was discovered in the outskirts of Castleblayney this evening.
# drugs - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
Two released in John Kerins murder investigation
A dig on the grounds of former garda’s home and other searches in the area have now concluded.
Mexican troops occupy towns amid war between vigilantes and drug cartels
Communities mistrustful of state authorities have been creating their own vigilante forces for protection against the cartels.
# drugs - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Two gardaà in hospital following assault during Dublin house search
A garda car was also rammed in the incident that happened in Meile an RÃ, Balgaddy Lane in Lucan.
# drugs - Friday 17 May, 2013
Lorry driver jailed for driving cannabis truck from Greece ‘destined for NI’
The 38-year-old lorry driver from Tyrone was sentenced to 14 years in jail today after being caught with a large amount of cannabis in his truck.
# drugs - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
16 dogs who have clearly been smoking funny cigarettes
Cheeky buggers.
# drugs - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Two arrested in seizures of €90,000 of cocaine and cannabis
A man and woman, both in their 20s, were arrested and are being held in Dublin.
# drugs - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
# drugs - Monday 6 May, 2013
Drugged Spiders Spinning Webs Archive Experiment of the Day
This is what happens to their spinning skills when they light up a doobie.
# drugs - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Man charged with €60k of cannabis, LSD and cocaine to appear in court
The drugs were found after gardaà stopped a car in Rathmines and made a follow-up search of a house in Rathfarnham.
# drugs - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Cannabis worth €750k seized after Gardaà stop van on Dublin quays
One man was arrested at the scene and is being held at the Bridewell Garda station.
# drugs - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Drugs bought on the internet ‘can contain rat poison’, warn pharmacists
Pharmacists have said people who buy drugs online are risking their health – and possibly their life.
# drugs - Saturday 27 April, 2013
How you get high: What marijuana does to your brain
Leave aside the legal/illegal debate right now – if you do smoke weed, do you know exactly how it works on the body?
# drugs - Friday 26 April, 2013
Man due in court over €125k cannabis haul near Mulhuddart
The man, in his late 30s, was one of two arrested after Gardáà uncovered a cannabis growhouse in the Ballycoolin Industrial Estate.
# drugs - Thursday 25 April, 2013
You think a 10 game ban is bad, try 8 years
Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni will be out of the sport for the foreseeable future.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Thursday.
Stolen cars and cannabis worth €125,000 seized at Dublin growing facility
Gardaà have arrested two men and seized cannabis with a street value of approximately €125,000 following an operation in Ballycoolin.
# drugs - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Three arrested after ‘sophisticated’ cannabis grow house found in Cork
An estimated €100,000 worth of cannabis plant and herb were seized.
# drugs - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Greg LeMond: ‘no vendetta’ against former friend Lance Armstrong
The Tour de France legend says he doesn’t “rejoice” in the downfall of the man that pushed him out of cycling.
Large haul of cannabis plants found after fire at Inchicore house
Gardaà found an ‘elaborate’ cannabis cultivation operation when they entered a house adjacent to a blaze in Dublin 8 this morning.
Two arrested in overnight drug seizure in Dublin
A quantity of cannabis worth €400,000 was also seized during a search in Lucan last night.
# drugs - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Man and woman to be charged after drugs ‘worth €1.5m’ seized in Kells last Friday
A man aged 53 and a woman aged 43 that were arrested at the scene are to be charged in relation to the incident.
Two further arrests after €2.5m drugs seizure
Two other males are still being detained.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Sunday.
# drugs - Saturday 20 April, 2013
Two men charged in relation to drugs seizure in Co Antrim
The drugs, with with an estimated street value of €47,000, had been seized in the Portrush area of Co Antrim last Thursday.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Saturday.
# drugs - Friday 19 April, 2013
Cannabis plants worth €425,000 seized in Co Antrim
The drugs were found in a residential property in the Forthraven area of Ballyclare in Co Antrim.
Cannabis plants worth €160,000 seized in Co Kerry
200 plants at various stages of growth were found during a planned search on a house in Rathmore.
# drugs - Thursday 18 April, 2013
HSE introduces preferred drug initiative to save €15 million in budget
The recommended drugs are for ulcer disease and high cholesterol which account for 15 per cent of the drugs budget.
Lance Armstrong manager hails cycling’s ‘new era’
Everything’s grand now according to Johan Bruyneel.
# drugs - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Heroin and sub-machine gun found in vacant house in Cavan
Gardaà say the heroin has an estimated street value of up to €750,000.
# drugs - Friday 12 April, 2013
‘Large quantity’ of ecstasy seized in Darndale
A man in his 30s was arrested this afternoon.
Cannabis-based oral spray approved for use in Ireland
However the medicine, which would boost the quality of life of MS sufferers, can’t be made available until the government changes legislation.
# drugs - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Lance Armstrong sells his Austin estate
The disgraced former cyclist has cashed in on his luxury Texas home.
# drugs - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Cannabis plants seized in Kilcock
No arrests were made by investigating gardaÃ.
# drugs - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Man charged in connection with heroin and firearm seizure
The 23-year-old is due in court tomorrow.
£100,000 worth of cannabis plants seized in Belfast
Police have urged the public and landlords in particular to be vigilant and have issued guidelines on spotting cannabis factories.
Man arrested over drugs and sawn-off shotgun seized in Tallaght
The man in his early 20s is the second person to be arrested over the discovery.























































