Fresh heroin crisis looms as market floods

THE glut of heroin on the global market is threatening Ireland and Europe with a new heroin crisis, the European Union drugs agency has warned.

The body said there were already a number of warning signs, including a significant rise in heroin seizures across Europe, including Ireland.

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) said the amount of heroin seized in Turkey, the main route into Europe, had doubled in the past three years.