Reporting drug dealing

Drug dealing is a serious problem affecting many communities. One of the biggest barriers to dealing effectively with drug dealers is the use of intimidation by drug dealers to prevent people from reporting drug dealing.

Dial to Stop Drug Dealing is an initiative to tackle drug dealing in local communities around Ireland. It provides a confidential and completely anonymous way for individuals to pass on information on drug dealing in their local community. When people are reporting drug dealing activity, they are never asked for their names or addresses, or any other information which might identify them.

You can safely and confidentially pass on information to the Gardaí on the Garda Confidential freephone number 1800 666 111.

If you have information on drug dealing activity in your community you can telephone the freephone number. You will get through to a trained operator who will ask you for your information and nothing more. The calls are handled by staff who have been trained to deal with the sensitivities around the issue. You will not be asked for your name and your number will not be traced. No one will know that you have called.

The information gathered is passed on directly to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) which assesses its usefulness. The GNDOCB passes relevant information on to the Gardaí in the specified area for investigation. The Gardaí can use the information to build a case against a known drug dealer, to investigate new allegations of drug dealing activity in a community or to make an arrest.

There is information on the Government’s strategy for dealing with the drug problem (pdf). There is information on the Drug Related Intimidation Reporting Programme on the Garda website.