Tag: cocaine
New research finds cocaine is the most common drug for which...
A Health Research Board (HRB) report into drug treatment demand has found that 12,009 cases were treated for problem drug use in 2022.
Almost four...
Warning over rise in ‘drug driving’ in Laois as one town...
The top Garda official in Laois says that he is concerned about the level of drug use in the county - particularly cocaine.
Chief Superintendent...
Gardai seize €2,500 of cocaine following search of vehicle in Laois
Gardai in Mountmellick seized €2,500 worth of cocaine following the search of a vehicle on Sunday night.
A number of men are being interviewed by...
Man arrested following €120,000 ‘suspected’ cocaine seizure in Laois
A man has been arrested following a €120,000 suspected cocaine seizure in Laois.
The incident happened on Saturday June 5 at around 2.50pm.
Gardai stopped a...
Court appearance for man following €187,000 drug seizure in Laois
A man is due in court this morning following a huge drugs seizure in Laois over the weekend.
A man, aged in his 40s, was...
Laois Gardai make one arrest after almost €190,000 in cannabis and...
Gardai in Portlaoise have made an arrest and seized drugs worth €187,000 today.
A man in his 40s was arrested following a planned search of...
Two men charged following seizure of €280,000 worth of cocaine in...
Two men have been charged in court following the seizure of €280,000 worth of cocaine in Portlaoise and Kill in Kildare.
Gardaí from the DMR...
€280,000 of cocaine seized and two arrests made after searches in...
€280,000 worth of cocaine has been seized by gardai following searches in Portlaoise and Kildare this morning.
While officers also arrested two people in relation...
Man arrested on Laois border following €250k seizure of cannabis
A man has been arrested on the Laois border following a massive cannabis seizure.
€250,000 worth of the drug was found following a search in...
Laois driver who had suspended sentence tested positive for cocaine
A Laois driver was found to have cocaine in their system after being drug tested on the roads this morning.
The driver had already been...
Cocaine is everywhere in Laois is stark Garda warning
Cocaine is everywhere in Laois. Possession of drugs offences in Laois so far this year are up by a quarter.
That’s the stark warning from...
2018 Remembered: Level of local cocaine use is ‘mind-boggling’
The level of cocaine use in Portlaoise and throughout the county was labelled as “mind-boggling” by Cllr Willie Aird at the County Laois Joint...
Level of local cocaine use is ‘mind-boggling’
The level of cocaine use in Portlaoise and throughout the county was labelled as "mind-boggling" by Cllr Willie Aird at the County Laois Joint...
€56k worth of cocaine seized in armed raid in Laois
Gardai have sezied a substantial sum of cocaine following a raid at a house in Laois.
€56,000 worth of the drug was discovered following a...
Gardaí find €500,000 worth of cannabis after house fire
Gardaí have seized cannabis valued at half a million euro and cocaine worth €20,000 after they were called to the scene of a house...