Wexford Sinn Féin councillor Anthony Kelly has called for an end to the sale of illegal head shop drugs in Wexford via the internet. A simple google search will lead Wexford teenagers to a website where they can buy the banned substances. Cllr Kelly has placed a motion before Wexford Borough Council calling for the setting up of legislation to prohibit the online sale of these banned substances.
“There was a time when five head shops operated in this county,” Cllr Kelly said. “We in Sinn Féin felt that the head shops sale of unregulated drugs would do untold damage to our communities, and we campaigned for their closure. We thought we had dealt with the problem, but now they have re-emerged online. The potentially lethal banned drug Mephedrone, which mimics the effects of cocaine, is now available for our young people to buy online.”
“The Psychoactive Substances Bill allowed Gardaí to seek a court order to close head shops suspected of selling these dangerous drugs, and made possession and supply a criminal offence. These people have found a loop hole and I’m demanding that it is closed now. The suppliers and sellers of these illegal drugs must be prosecuted and their operation closed permanently.”
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