DRUGS CULTURE MEANS LAW CAN NOT BE RELAXED
Irish Sunday Mirror|September 03, 2023
Portugese model not suitable due to ‘lunatic’ gangs
SHANE POWER
DRUGS CULTURE MEANS LAW CAN NOT BE RELAXED

THE State is dealing with "criminal lunatics" meaning the Portuguese model of decriminalising drugs would not work here, a former head of the Garda drugs squad has said.

Michael O'Sullivan told the Citizens' Assembly yesterday that Irish drugs culture was "completely different" to Portugal and relaxing laws will not reduce harm.

The former head of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau said adopting the non-prosecution approach for small quantities of drugs was not advisable.

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