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Dec 1, 2011 -- A confidential free phoneline based in the UK which aims to stop drug dealing has now been rolled out in the Duhallow district for the month of December.

In partnership with Kanturk based Gardai, the Southern Regional Drugs Force, the HSE and IRD Duhallow have all come together and put their support behind their campaign to ' Dial to Stop Drug Dealing.'

Since the formation of the Kanturk Drugs Unit this year, there has been a number of searches and detections carried out. Inspector Tony Sugrue of Kanturk Garda Station told The Corkman that this is the first time that the programme has been rolled out on a district wide basis.

"It is a free phone service which is absolutely based on confidentiality - that is the key aspect to ' Dial to Stop a Drug Dealer. The Kanturk Drugs Unit is proving very beneficial and successful for the community in Duhallow. We're now doing countless searches and people are now very much aware of the existence of the Drugs unit and our work," said Insp Sugrue. He also said that it is hoped that parents will also take the time to talk to their teenagers about drugs. "It is more often than not, that teenagers who are very much aware of who is dealing in drugs, and they have that information.

As people can be very wary of reporting drug dealing for fear of reprisals, the Southern Regional Drugs Task Force, co- ordinator, Chris Black stressed that the free service is strictly based on anonymity. "When a call is being made, it goes to a call centre in England, so the caller will not be known to the person answering it. The caller is never asked for any personal information which may reveal their identity. The callers phone number is not recorded," said Mr Black.

During the campaign 1,500 leaflects will be given to students in Duhallow to drive home the campaign. The free phone number for 'Dial to Stop Drug Dealing' is 1800 220 220.

Posted by Veronica Silva Cusi, news correspondent
Source: http://www.corkman.ie

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