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Episode 637: The killer drug that's put the Irish prison system on high alert

Following the death of a 21-year-old Mountjoy inmate, a nationwide alert for Nitrazene has been sent across the prison service.


A quantity of pills tested positive for the lethal substance after Adam Darcy was found deceased in his cell.


Niall Donald speaks to Eamon Dillon about the drug and its danger.

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