Limerick 'at risk of becoming drug capital' as cheap crack cocaine floods city 

Drug menus dropped through letter boxes and shared on WhatsApp groups, QR codes on lamp posts allowing people to order drugs online and delivered straight to their door, crack cocaine sold for as little as €5 and addicts travelling from other parts of the country to buy it. Just how bad is Limerick's drug problem?
Limerick 'at risk of becoming drug capital' as cheap crack cocaine floods city 

Owen Treacy was jailed for storing cocaine, heroin, and cannabis in Kinder chocolate eggshells before selling them on the street

Owen Treacy waved at his loved ones as he was led away to prison last month.

The 28-year-old Limerick man, who had been jailed for storing cocaine, heroin, and cannabis in Kinder chocolate eggshells before selling them on the street, did not seem too bothered as he faced another lengthy stint behind bars.

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