Crystal meth seizure welcomed

Issued : Wednesday 23 July, 2008 Statement by Spokesperson on Justice The Labour Party Spokesperson on Justice, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, has welcomed the biggest ever seizure in Ireland of the highly-addictive drug crystal meth in Co Offaly. "This 6kg of crystal meth seized is very much to be welcomed and congratulations to the Gardai who in their Operation Chestnut investigation have uncovered this stash which would have brought untold misery onto our streets. Operation Chestnut and this seizurehighlight how when properly resourced our law enforcement agencies can make a real impact tackling the scourge of drugs in our society. "We need to continue to do all we can to dismantle drug dealing networks and the criminal gangs who operate them, there can be no let up in the battle against... [read full story]