Surge in street dealing of legal drugs

Street dealing in prescription drugs is far outstripping the illegal trading of cocaine and heroin on city streets.

Surge in street dealing of legal drugs
Wed, 23 May, 2012 - 01:00
Noel Baker

Among the 1,500 arrests in Dublin between September and December, only 60 related to the dealing of hard drugs, figures released yesterday show.

The majority of seizures were for mainly GP-prescribed drugs, demonstrating a new drugs boom.

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