Dialling to stop drug dealers

COMMUNITIES determined to drive out drugs are making 10 calls a day to an anonymous tip-off line about dealers in their area.

Dialling to stop drug dealers
Thu, 07 Oct, 2010 - 01:00
Caroline O’Doherty

The Dial to Stop Drug Dealing freephone line has received more than 7,000 calls since it was set up two years ago.

Most of the calls to the 1800 220 220 number were about small-time street dealing witnessed by residents in their own neighbourhood.

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