Drug intimidation 'pervasive' across all counties – report

Drive (Drug-Related Intimidation and Violence Engagement) oversight committee chair Antoinette Kinsella, justice minister Jim O’Callaghan TD, junior minister with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, and Deputy Garda Commissioner, Policing Operations, Shawna Coxon launching the Drive campaign report. Picture: Bryan Brophy/1IMAGE

The Government must increase policing and social supports in communities to combat the “scourge” of drug-related threats, intimidation and violence, a national family advocacy group has said.

It follows the publication of the first report of a new national programme to combat drug-related intimidation.