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UN report shows just 3% of heroin smuggled into Ireland is seized

UN report shows just 3% of heroin smuggled into Ireland is seized

Rather than the figure of 10% long bandied about, a UN report puts a more accurate figure of close to 3% on the amount of heroin seized by gardaí here, writes Cormac O’Keeffe

Tue, 23 Feb, 2016

Bumper Afghan poppy crop sparks heroin fears

IRELAND faces a flood of cheap heroin following two years of bumper crops of opium poppy in Afghanistan, according to a UN report.

Fri, 05 Mar, 2004