Drop in Tipp drug offences

Gardaí have recorded a decline in drug crime in Tipperary this year.

The number of drugs possession offences halved in the first six months of the year, 169 offences compared to 343 at the same stage in 2021. Of these, 30 offences were recorded in the Nenagh district.

Last month's meeting of Tipperary Joint Policy Committee was also informed of a 13% decrease in drugs sale or supply offences, dropping from 76 to 66 offences this year. Seventeen of these were in Nenagh.