Locals can play ‘big role’ in drugs battle

GARDA Commissioner Fachtna Murphy yesterday sent out a clear warning to well-heeled drugs pushers: “You will be pursued no matter what strata of society you come from.”

Drugs, he said, pose a challenge to the entire community and the gardaí would not discriminate when it came to tracking down those involved.

During a day-long visit to Limerick where he was briefed on crime in the city he said: “We are making the arrests, we are doing the searches, we are seizing the illicit drugs; but it’s a challenge to us all and the community can play a big role by telling us who is supplying, who is passing on the drugs. Every time a person takes a drug, they are putting their life on the line. It’s a health issue as well as everything else.”