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Gardai claim ‘Operation Stilts’ is making streets safer

Drug dealers, addicts and beggars are being proactively dealt with in the north inner city, writes Jim Cusack

A stretch of north inner Dublin roughly following the Luas tramline from Heuston railway station to Connolly station at the other end of town has been unofficially nick-named "junkie corridor" by city gardai.

A senior Garda source said last week that there were an estimated 61 locations in the city centre where drug addicts are catered for, with services ranging from needle exchange (four locations) to Aids centres, methadone clinics, medical centres specialising in drug addict health issues, emergency social services, accommodation services and even psychiatric and counselling services.

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Source: Irish Independent, 16/04/2012

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