Significant spike in detected drug offences in Cork city

The number of detections by gardaí for possession of drugs for sale or supply jumped by 85%, from 169 last year, up to November, in the Cork City division to 312 over the same period this year. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Detected drug offences have increased significantly in Cork city in 2020, new figures from the Joint Policing Committee reveal.

The number of detections by gardaí for possession of drugs for sale or supply jumped by 85%, from 169 between January and November last year in the Cork City division to 312 over the same period this year.