Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 17 October 2024
Committee on Drugs Use
A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed)
9:30 am
Mr. Justin Kelly:
Even in North America, as everyone in the room will be well aware, where there is a completely different landscape legally, we work with the US Department of Homeland Security and the DEA. There is constant interaction. Mr. Boland and I were in Athens two weeks ago at the DEA annual international conference, which brings together all the people involved in this type of work around the world. These interactions are important for us. The key is not just operational action but horizon scanning to get an understanding of what is going on in other countries to see what is coming at us. That is important around fentanyl and nitazenes, for example.
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