17 February 2005 Edition

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Poleglass drug find endangers children

The weekend discovery of up to £500 of cocaine in a hedge at Laurelbank in Poleglass, West Belfast, has led Sinn Féin representatives Angela Nelson and Veronica Willis to slam the pusher who "dumped these drugs in an area where a child could have found them and been put in danger".

The weekend discovery of up to £500 of cocaine in a hedge at Laurelbank in Poleglass, West Belfast, has led Sinn Féin representatives Angela Nelson and Veronica Willis to slam the pusher who "dumped these drugs in an area where a child could have found them and been put in danger".

The Sinn Féin pair also hit out at the people who abandoned up to 100 syringes in the nearby Lagmore Estate. The stash was uncovered on Tuesday 15 February.

A member of the public uncovered the drugs and contacted Sinn Féin.

Meanwhile, Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has expressed his serious concern following the seizure of crack cocaine in Dublin on Tuesday night.

"This establishment of this drug in Ireland would represent the absolute worst-case scenario in terms of the devastating impact it would have on communities throughout the country," he said.

"This is a very serious and sinister development, especially coming as it does in the aftermath of a European report that reveals that Ireland now has the second highest rate of cocaine use in Europe.

"There is an urgent need for the Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drug Strategy to report on Government plans to combat the establishment of a crack cocaine culture in Dublin City."


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