At Mountjoy, one of Ireland's largest prisons, gang bosses are using other inmates to test new drugs smuggled into the facility before trying them themselves. The prison is now dealing with an average of one drug overdose daily, with concerns over increasing drug-related deaths if overcrowding continues.
Gang bosses at Mountjoy have been getting other inmates to try out new drugs smuggled into prison before trying it themselves. Mountjoy wardens say they are now dealing with, on average, at least one drug overdose a day.
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