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13/08/2004
DUP urges government to get tough on drug dealing
DUP assembly member for North Down, Peter Weir, has called on the government to introduce more stringent sentences for people convicted of selling illegal drugs such as ecstasy and cocaine.
Mr Weir made the call following a recent upsurge in drugs-related offences in North Down, and more specifically, Bangor in recent months.
He said: “These drugs destroy people’s lives and often lead to the break-up of families. In extreme cases the sale of these drugs can also lead to death. The revelations about what goes into the drugs sold in the streets should fill us all with a sense of dread. Rat poison is a common ingredient in ecstasy tablets.
"Bearing this in mind, I don’t think that most reasonably minded people would object to the people who profit off the back of such misery should be faced with serious consequences if convicted in a court of law."
The DUP councillor said it was high time that those responsible for the sale and distribution of these drugs face the full rigour of the law.
"It is high time we got tougher in this country on the evil of drugs," he added.
(MB)
Mr Weir made the call following a recent upsurge in drugs-related offences in North Down, and more specifically, Bangor in recent months.
He said: “These drugs destroy people’s lives and often lead to the break-up of families. In extreme cases the sale of these drugs can also lead to death. The revelations about what goes into the drugs sold in the streets should fill us all with a sense of dread. Rat poison is a common ingredient in ecstasy tablets.
"Bearing this in mind, I don’t think that most reasonably minded people would object to the people who profit off the back of such misery should be faced with serious consequences if convicted in a court of law."
The DUP councillor said it was high time that those responsible for the sale and distribution of these drugs face the full rigour of the law.
"It is high time we got tougher in this country on the evil of drugs," he added.
(MB)
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