Clare Garda Division Has One Of Lowest Number Of Dedicated Drugs Personnel In The Country

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Clare’s Garda Division has one of the lowest number of dedicated drugs unit personnel in the country.

Figures released to the Oireachtas show this county has one dedicated sergeant and two Gardai in the unit.

It’s a total that’s matched by the Cavan/Monaghan division, while only the Laois/Offaly unit has a lower number documented.

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A recent meeting of the Clare Joint Policing Committee heard that this county’s Drugs Unit has seized hundreds of thousands of euro worth of drugs so far in 2021.