Written answers
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Drug Seizures
10:00 pm
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 665: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the volume, estimated value and type of prescription drugs seized during the arrests of persons engaged in the illegal sale of prescription drugs in 2012. [26601/12]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Garda authorities that the following table provides the available data relating to the type, quantity and value of prescription drugs seized by An Garda Síochána during the arrest of persons engaged in the illegal sale of prescription drugs for the first quarter of 2012 (January 1 to 31 March inclusive).
Garda data from arrests of persons engaged in the illegal sale of prescription drugs for the period January - March 2012 | |||
Drug | Volume in Grams | Tablets/Capsules | Value |
Alprazolam | 1,388 | €2,776 | |
Bromazepam | 1 | €1 | |
Clonazepam | 627 | €627 | |
Diazepam | 263 | 95,831 | €101,091 |
Flunitrazepam | 1,667 | €3,334 | |
Fluoxetine | 1 | €1 | |
Flurazepam | 134 | €268 | |
Lormetazepam | 10 | €20 | |
Morphine | 40 | €40 | |
Oxycodone | 1 | €1 | |
Phenacetin | 2,737 | 0 | €2,737 |
Temazepam | 4 | €4 | |
Triazolam | 143 | €143 | |
Amylobarbitone | 35 | €35 | |
Tramadol | 10 | €10 | |
Sildenafil | 59 | €59 | |
Zolpidem | 151 | €302 | |
Zopiclone | 3,124 | €6,248 |
* This table was prepared from information provided by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and is based on prescription drugs analysed at the FSL valid up to 15 May 2012.
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