A Clare MEP is calling for urgent action at national and European level to support victims of drug debt intimidation.
Speaking during a debate in the European Parliament on the rights and protection of victims of crime, the Scariff-based MEP Michael McNamara highlighted the particular vulnerability of young people caught in cycles of drug debt.
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Ireland’s first national data report on drug-related intimidation, published this year by the Health Research Board, recorded more than 1,000 cases across every county, with nearly three in ten victims experiencing intimidation for more than a year.
MEP McNamara says victims are often too frightened to turn to the authorities.
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