Drugs 'raining down in prison yards' with three hospitalised after taking fake benzos

Research shows that some 40% of people committed to prison in a neighbouring jurisdiction carry drugs internally.

Drugs “are raining down” in prison yards with three people hospitalised this week after taking fake benzodiazepines thrown over the prison wall.

The “homemade” anti-anxiety pills were 10 times more potent than the legal drug according to Irish Prison Service (IPS) medical staff.