Getting drugs ‘easy as ordering pizza’

IT IS as easy to get hard drugs as it is to order a pizza over the phone, according to a new drug task force.

Cannabis, ecstasy and heroin are all readily available on the streets and young people are only too willing to try these illegal substances, according to Fiona Walsh, co-ordinator of the newly-formed Western Regional Drugs Task Force (RDTF), covering counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon.

"The infrastructure now is such that drugs can be anywhere, it's like dialling a pizza unfortunately. People can access drugs all over the country, anytime they want," Ms Walsh said.