Written answers
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Drug Seizures
9:00 pm
Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of houses that were searched for drugs in each of the Kerry Garda divisional areas in the past year; the number of arrests made for possession of drugs; and the quantity and type of drug seized. [26293/07]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context
I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the following tables show the number of seizures of drugs, by type, made during searches for drugs and number of related arrests made in the Garda Districts of Tralee, Listowel and Killarney for the period 1 November 2006 to 24 October 2007 inclusive.
| Drug Seizures/Arrests Tralee District | |||
| Type of Drugs | Quantity of Drugs seized | No. of houses searched | No. of Arrests |
| Ecstasy | 360 tablets | 38 | 28 |
| Amphetamine | 76 grms | ||
| Heroin | 204 grms | ||
| Cannabis Grass | 4 grms | ||
| Cannabis Plant | 255 grms | ||
| Cannabis Resin | 51 grms | ||
| Cocaine | 61 grms |
| Drug Seizures/Arrests Listowel District | |||
| Type of Drugs | Quantity Drugs seized | No. of Houses searched | No. of arrests |
| Cocaine | 221 grms | 14 | 4 |
| Ecstasy | 503 tablets | ||
| L.S.D. | 15 tablets | ||
| Cannabis | 40 grms |
| Drug Seizures/Arrests Killarney District | |||
| Type of Drugs | Quantity Drugs seized | No. of Houses searched | No. of arrests |
| Cocaine | 90 grms | 31 | 74 |
| Cannabis | 80 grms | ||
| Ecstasy | 75 tablets | ||
| Heroin | 10 grms | ||
| L.S.D. | 20 tablets |
In addition to the above, the Garda authorities have informed me that during the same period, ten houses in the Cahirciveen area were searched for drugs with the result that assorted drug-related paraphernalia was seized. No persons have been arrested as yet in relation to those searches.
No comments