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A French chef who had been slicing up blocks of cannabis resin for his friends was given a six month suspended sentence when he appeared at Galway District Court last week.

Kilkenny's war against drugs has been given extra help in the form of improved health services for addicts.

A needle exchange facility is expected to be made available to Westmeath’s estimated 24 intravenous drug users before the end of the Spring.

Possible life sentences could be awaiting two Mullingar men after they admitted possession of over €600,000 worth of drugs at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday (Thursday).

An unemployed Tynagh man, accused of drug dealing and being in possession of cannabis worth an estimated €1 million, has been remanded in custody and is due to stand trial in January.

A 45-year-old mother of two, who has been using cannabis for more than 30 years and was described by Judge Mary Devins as being a “mature Vicky Pollard”, was sentenced to jail for the unlawful possession of €1,699 worth of cannabis for the purpose of selling or supplying the drug to others.

A 41-year-old Mayo County Council general operative was before Belmullet District Court on Wednesday after gardaí found €468 worth of cannabis resin during a search in his premises.

A 32-year-old father of one was convicted and fined at Castlebar District Court this week for possession of €70 worth of cannabis resin and cannabis herb.

The Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD has welcomed the ban on benzylpiperazine, the active ingredient used in many party drugs sold over the counter in so-called Head shops. The substance was never included in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 and therefore could be sold legally despite many health organisations identifying numerous health risks to be associated with the use of these drugs.

A Scottish man, known to the Garda Drugs Squad, was sentenced to five months in jail for possession and drug dealing offences.