Transcript National Drug Strategy January 2014

National Drugs Strategy 2009-16
Inspector Patrick o Sullivan
AGENDA
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Garda Activity
National Drug Strategy 2009 - 2016
New Initiative
Garda Contacts.
Ballyfermot Drug Captures 2013
Drug
Captures
Amount
Cannabis Herb
152
€471.000m
Cannabis Resin
40
€576.000
Heroin
24
€162.725
Cocaine
29
€711,250
Ecstasy
7
€48.800
Ballyfermot Drug Activity 2013
Drug
Section 15
Amount
47
Section 3
191
Searches
2287
Clondalkin Drug Captures 2013
Drug
Captures
Amount
Cannabis Herb
Cannabis Plants
€1.8m
€884.000
Cannabis Resin
€108.000
Heroin
€736.195
Cocaine
€153.490
Ecstasy
€20.280
Clondalkin Drug Activity 2013
Drug
Amount
Searches
3,363
Section 15
44
Section 3
177
Ronanstown Lucan Drug Captures
2013
Drug
Captures
Amount
Cannabis Herb
348
€495.700
Cannabis Resin
33
€14,500
Heroin
39
€77,000m
Cocaine
44
€682,000
Ecstasy
9
€5.000
Ronanstown/Lucan Drug Activity
2013
Drug
Amount
Searches
4,800
Section 15
95
Section 3
402
Blanchardstown Drug Captures
2013
Drug
Captures
Amount
Cannabis Herb
225
€16.1m
Cannabis Resin
Cannabis Plant
53
5
€81,200
€282,625
Heroin
15
€74,895
Cocaine
30
€14,405
Ecstasy
36
€3.5m
Blanchardstown Drug Activity 2013
Drug
Amount
Searches
3,214
Section 15
58
Section 3
241
Finglas Drug Captures 2013
Drug
Captures
Amount
Cannabis Herb
244
€325,279
Cannabis Resin
Cannabis Plant
37
4
€5,600
€72,400
Heroin
25
€105,095
Cocaine
37
€170,609
Ecstasy
16
€16,820
Finglas Drug Activity 2013
Drug
Amount
Searches
3,829
Section 15
96
Section 3
332
Cabra Drug Captures 2013
Drug
Captures
Amount
Cannabis Herb
109
€6,137
Cannabis Resin
Cannabis Plant
15
4
€380
€72,400
Heroin
6
€975.081
Cocaine
8
€2,230
Ecstasy
10
€290
Cabra Drug Activity 2013
Drug
Amount
Searches
1561
Section 15
15
Section 3
139
Methadone Treatment
Data 2012
Area
Ballyfermot
Number
attending
427
%
Nationally
3.9
Clondalkin
713
6.6
Blanchardstown
284
2.6
Finglas/Cabra
517
4.8
Nationally
10832
National Drugs Strategy
Pillars 2009 - 2016
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Supply Reduction
Prevention
Treatment
Rehabilitation
Research
National Drugs Strategy
“To develop a framework to
provide an appropriate response
to the issue of drug related
intimidation in the community.”
Action 5 – NDS 2009-16
Problems
Fear Approaching Gardai
(Retaliation)
 Criminal Behaviour of Siblings
(Searches)
 No single point of contact In Garda
Stations.
 Getting Different messages
 Seeking advice only on Intimidation .
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Project
Purpose of Strategy
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Provide Practical Safety Information.
Provide advice in relation to threats.
Provide Drug support services
information.
Outline the procedure for formal
complaint.
Agreed Strategy between parties on
how to proceed.
Purpose of Strategy
To provide a single point of contact.
 Ensure a confidential and effective
means of dealing with reports of
intimidation.
 Provide families with sufficient
support from An Garda Siochana.
 Formulate Policy
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Functions of Nominated Inspectors
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Liaises with the local District Officer and
monitors the progress of the investigation of any
alleged intimidation/threats by local personnel.
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Ensures the appointment of a liaison person to
work with the family concerned.
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The documenting of all actions taken during the
course of the process.
Communications between Liaison
Gardai and Family
Agreed Location in advance
 Telephone or Direct Contact
 Confidential.
 Advice given.
 Course of Action decided by both
parties.
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HOW to Make Contact
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Emergency.
Local Garda You Known and Trust
Contact Direct Station and Request
Nominated Inspector.
Request a FSN or Community Support
Workers, Agencies. to Contact
Inspector.
Contact GNDU Dublin Castle 6669900
National Drugs Strategy
“Develop an Initiative to Target
Adults involved in the drugs trade who
are using young children (some under
the legal age of culpability) to engage
in illegal activities associated with the
drug trade”.
Action 7 – NDS 2009-16
Aims
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Formalised documented Process.
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Proactive enforcement strategy.
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Ensuring safety of young people
involved.
Reporting
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Family Support Network to inform
Nominated Inspector.
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All reports forwarded to local District
Officer.
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Enforcement strategy formulated by local
management.
Nominated Liaison Inspectors
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Colin Healy - Coolock
Johanna O’Leary - Store St
Raymond Blake – Tallaght/Crumlin
Brendan Costello - Pearse St
Kieran Holohan - Dun Laoghaire
Patrick O’Sullivan - Blanchardstown
Declan Yates - Balbriggan
Liaison Gardai
Blanchardstown
Blanchardstown
 Detective Inspector Colm Murphy
Blanchardstown
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Sergeant Paul Tallon
Keith Plunkett
Sinead Ni Mhuircheartaigh
Liaison Gardai
Finglas/Cabra
Cabra
 Eoin Pelly
 William Murray
Finglas
 Sergeant Shay McCartan
 Michael Parry Jones
 Gary Moore
 Sinead Swan
Liaison Gardai Clondalkin
Clondalkin
 Detective Inspector Colm O Malley
Clondalkin
 Sergeant Jim Curran
 Gerard Brennan
 Emer Tomkins
 Mairead Scanlon
Liaison Gardai
Ballyfermot
Ballyfermot
 Detective Inspector Colm O Malley
Clondalkin
 Sergeant Michael Tracey
 Tara Corrigan
 John Barrett
Liaison Gardai
Ronanstown/Lucan
Ronanstown
 Detective Inspector Richard McDonnell
Ronanstown
 Sergeant John Conway
 Colin Sullivan
 Noel Kavanagh
 Tom Pierce Lucan
Advertising Campaigns
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Poster Campaign by Joint Policing
Committee, GS,FSN,HSE
www.garda.ie
www.fsn.ie
Leaflet Campaign by FSN and GS
Questions?
Thank You