Speaking exclusively to The Irish Mirror, local Councillor Pio Smith said “There’s a steady supply of drugs coming into the town, more than there ever was.
Cocaine use is spiralling out of control in Drogheda with drug related intimidation worse than ever - leading to fears of another deadly feud in the town.
These young drug dealers have seen a gap in the market as associates of paralysed mob boss Owen Maguire who were at war with the Anti-Maguire faction during the town’s feud have either gone overseas or are behind bars. He said he fears the intimidation associated with drug debts as well as the huge increase in cocaine and weed “is only going one way - back to where the town was during the feud.”
“I have to say the gardai have done a tremendous amount of work over the last three to five years dismantling the feuding drugs gangs,” he said. “They give them more money but they come back and smash the windows in. It’s a vicious circle,” a horrified Cllr Smith told us. “There aren't enough resources to police the new division. There are only two cars available and only three new gardai coming in. I’m calling on the Oireachtas members to get on top of this.”
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