Ten prisoners are continuing to be monitored after overdosing on drugs at Portlaoise Prison.The inmates were taken to hospital in a serious condition followi...
The inmates were taken to hospital in a serious condition following a major incident at the jail on Tuesday afternoon.It’s suspected the inmates took a lab-produced opioid which is extremely potent, even in small doses.
"There are, and have been, very, very high-level meetings that have been taking place over a protracted period in relation to the difficulties. An ambulance leaving Portlaoise Prison in County Laois after a series of overdoses at the jail, 13-08-2024. Image: PA Images / Alamy Three weeks ago the Irish Prison Service issued an urgent drug alert to all prisons due to an analysis conducted by the HSE National Drug Treatment Centre Laboratory which confirmed the presence of a nitazene-type drug in prisons.
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