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Drug dealers are the main threat to the peace process these days.

Drug dealers are the main threat to the peace process these days.

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Nov 08, 2022
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Carrickfergus is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, it sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough. Similar in size to Navan, or Bray in the Republic of Ireland. Its castle, harbour and marina are almost idyllic. Like most Irish seaside towns there are nice places to eat and drink, beautiful scenery and any amount of cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, meth, weed, benzos or whatever cocktail of drugs you fancy to get off your face.

Carrickfergus has a small problem, when I say small, I mean the Doctor has just given you the news that you're not growing a third testicle, it's a cancerous growth and its removal will be extremely painful. Carrickfergus is essentially a narco-town run by drug-dealing criminals masquerading as Loyalist community workers. 8 murders in 20 years and over 60 people have received death threats linked to the drug trade in Carrickfergus. The PSNI appears to be powerless and inept, and possibly even worse. The local Unionist MP and MLAs are almost mute on the issue. May…

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