Ireland accounts for 5% of all ecstasy seizures, according to Europol report
Irish teenagers and young adults are the biggest users of illegal psychoactive drugs in the EU, according to a new study on the drugs trade.
The EU Drug Markets Report 2016, published by Europol, has also highlighted the presence of international crime gangs in Ireland and says some Irish criminals are also significant players in the international context.
Comparing ecstasy seizures globally last year, it said Ireland accounted for 5 per cent of all seizures.
It also found 8 per cent of respondents to its survey on drug use in EU states had used psychoactive substances at least once.
An average of 3 per cent had used the substances, sold in headshops as legal highs until they were banned.
Source: Conor Lally, The Irish Times, 06/04/16
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