Children aged as young as eight operating as 'drug runners'

Research shows the youngest age reported for drug runners fell to eight in 2022. Picture: Getty  

Children as young as eight are reported to be operating as “drug runners” in a West Dublin suburb that is still reeling from a shocking gangland attack on Christmas Eve which resulted in the death of two men.

Detailed research indicates that children as young as 10 are working as drug dealers in the wider Blanchardstown area.