Drug gangs increasingly using children

Growing numbers of rival drug gangs in Dublin city centre are using children to thwart Garda crackdowns, according to a report.

Dealers are also using bicycles and the Luas, and are carrying smaller amounts of drugs to evade Garda attempts to clean up the city.

Abuse of prescription drugs — now prevalent across the entire country — is contributing to “dis-inhibition and vocal street intimidation of passersby” by users.