Written answers
Tuesday, 15 February 2005
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Drug Seizures
9:00 pm
Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 435: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the street value of drugs seized in Bray, Wicklow town and Arklow for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; the breakdown of these by type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4888/05]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The data requested by the Deputy and supplied by the Garda authorities is set out in the table.
| Bray* | Arklow | Wicklow Town | ||
| Year | Drug Type | Estimated street value | ||
| â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | ||
| 2002 | Cannabis Resin | 3,073 | 17,765 | 880 |
| Ecstasy | 2,149 | 200 | 10 | |
| Herbal Cannabis | 300 | |||
| Cocaine | 8,126 | 20 | ||
| Heroin | 3,237 | 1,775 | ||
| Methadone | 300 | |||
| Rohypnol | 80 | |||
| Amphetamine | 13 | 30 | 10 | |
| 2003 | Cannabis Resin | 19,291 | 63,800 | 660 |
| Herbal Cannabis | 50 | |||
| Ecstasy | 71,353 | 390 | 560 | |
| Cocaine | 27,413 | |||
| Heroin | 1,714 | 550 | ||
| Amphetamine | 267 | 10 | 400 | |
| Physeptone | 100 | |||
| Methadone | 100 | 40 | ||
| 2004 | Cannabis Resin | 9,688 | 1,375 | 660 |
| Heroin | 1,810 | 7,575 | ||
| Ecstasy | 1,890 | 800 | 30 | |
| Cocaine | 103,880 | 400 | ||
| Cannabis Herb | 36 | 40 | ||
| Methadone | 50 | |||
| Amphetamine | 30 | |||
| *Statistics as provided for Bray are a district return — N District — and include Bray and Shankill Garda districts. |
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