Phone register to help tackle crime

Updated: 22:15, Monday, 23 July 2007

The Government is planning to introduce a register of all mobile phones to clamp down on drug dealing and criminal activity.

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Six One News: Colm Ó Mongain reports that civil liberties experts are critical of plans to register pay-as-you-go mobile phones

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The Government is planning to introduce a register of all mobile phones to clamp down on drug dealing and criminal activity.

Anyone can currently buy a pay-as-you-go mobile phone without releasing personal details.

The Minister of State with special responsibility for Drugs Strategy, Pat Carey, says the register will help in the drive to combat crime.

  • News At One: Pat Carey, Minister of State, outlines the plan to register pay-as you-go mobile phones to keep a closer eye on drug dealers

    News At One

    23 July 2007

    Pat Carey, Minister of State, outlines the plan to register pay-as you-go mobile phones to keep a closer eye on drug dealers

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