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1. www.thejournal.ie › readme › drugs-1960s-dublinColumn How Ireland’s modern drug scene began in 1960s Dublin

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   Dec 16, 2012 · How Ireland’s modern drug scene began in 1960s Dublin. In 1964, a man became the first in Ireland to be arrested on drugs charges, writes Sam McGrath. Here’s what happened next….

2. www.sundayworld.com › crime › irish-crimeIrish gangster Paul Rice's associate arrested in €8m drug ...

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   Mar 24, 2022 · Irish gangster Paul Rice's associate arrested in €8m drug bust in Spain. Senior sources say that he has become the “effective leader” of the Rice organisation in recent years.

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3. www.sundayworld.com › crime › irish-crimeGangster Paul Rice calls in all debts after massive drugs ...

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   Jun 7, 2021 · A gang under the direction of hardman Paul Rice (51) has been increasing its sinister presence in Dublin's drugs-trafficking scene since the pandemic began last year, senior sources have revealed...

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4. globalinitiative.net › analysis › cocaine-cowboysCocaine cowboys | Global Initiative

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   Oct 10, 2024 · Investigative journalist Nicola Tallant has spent years documenting the cartel’s rise to power, a journey detailed in her book Cocaine Cowboys: The Deadly Rise of Ireland’s Drug Lords.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kinahan_Organised_Crime_GroupKinahan Organised Crime Group - Wikipedia

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   The Kinahan Organised Crime Group (KOCG), also known as the Kinahan Cartel, is a major Irish transnational organised crime syndicate alleged to be the most powerful in Ireland and one of the largest organised crime groups in the world.

6. www.irishmirror.ie › news › irish-newsWho are 'The Family'? Mob set to take over Ireland's drugs ...

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   Jul 1, 2022 · The mob nicknamed The Family are set to become Ireland’s biggest drugs gang – thanks to the international crackdown on the Kinahan cartel, gardai fear.

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   Why was LSD seized in Ireland in 1970?

   • 1970 saw the first seizures of homemade LSD and Conor Brady in The Irish Times reported how the drug was “gaining ground in the Dublin drugs market” especially as supplies of “Lebanese marijuana were virtually cut off” to Ireland as a result of a Drug Squad investigation the previous July.

   Column How Ireland’s modern drug scene began in 1960s Dublin

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   How many people were arrested for drugs in Ireland in 1968?

   • In 1968, 24 people were charged with drugs offences. By 1969, this number had risen to 59 and then 71 people by 1970. The increase in the amount of people being arrested for drugs offences illustrated the general increase in drug taking in Dublin as a whole.

   Column How Ireland’s modern drug scene began in 1960s Dublin

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   Was there a drug charge in 1967?

   • There were no drugs charges in 1967. However the year saw the establishment of the Garda Dublin Drugs Squad, which was led by the infamous Inspector Denis Mullins for twenty-five years. ‘A young American living in Ireland’ wrote a piece for The Irish Times in April 1967 in which he talked about the current drugs market in Ireland:

   Column How Ireland’s modern drug scene began in 1960s Dublin

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   How did drug use change in Ireland in the 1970s?

   • The 1970s saw a general increase in illegal drug use in Dublin. In 1977, 381 people faced charges for drugs-related offences and by 1979 that figure had risen to 594, as noted by Padraig Yeates in a 1992 Irish Times article. This immediate period saw a seismic shift in drug use.

   Column How Ireland’s modern drug scene began in 1960s Dublin

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   When did drug use start in Dublin?

   • These early years could be probably seen as the ‘innocent’ years of illegal drug use in Dublin before the appearance of criminal gangs and large-scale heroin abuse that came in the late 1970s. 1968 also saw the first drugs busts. In January, Special Branch detectives raided several private houses in south Dublin and found heroin, LSD and marijuana.

   Column How Ireland’s modern drug scene began in 1960s Dublin

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   Is Paul Rice putting pressure on a family-based organised-crime gang in DN Laoghaire?

   • It can also be revealed that the gang is "putting severe pressure" on a family-based organised-crime gang that is being run from that part of the city - and gardaí are closely monitoring the situation. "Paul Rice himself has been actively involved in the row in Dún Laoghaire," the well-informed source said.

   Gangster Paul Rice calls in all debts after massive drugs seizure

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8. historyireland.com › pushers-out-the-inside-storyPushers Out: the inside story of Dublin’s anti-drugs movement

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   Despite the huge attention given by the media to the impact of drug use on Irish life from the 1980s onwards it has not received attention from historians.