Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 565: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the number of drug seizures in Cork City and county for each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and the quantity, type and value of drug seizures involved. [36097/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Set out in the table below is the most recently available data, as provided by the Garda authorities, in relation to the information requested. The table sets out details of the drug type, quantity and estimated street value of drugs seized in the Cork city and county areas for the period 1 January 2007 to 1 April 2011.

The information has been compiled on the basis of cases reported to the Forensic Science Laboratory for Cork City, Cork North and Cork West Garda Divisions.

I have requested that the Garda authorities provide any further available data in respect of the remaining period for 2011 and for 2012. I will arrange for this further information to be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Cork City Garda Division - Drug seizure data 2007-2010

Cork North Garda Division - Drug seizure data 2007-2010

Cork West Garda Division - Drug seizure data 2007-2010

Cork City, Cork North and Cork West Garda Divisions - Drug Seizure data for 2011(up to and including 1 April)

* Notes

-All statistics provided are deemed to be operational and may change

-The Forensic Science Laboratory advises that there may be some cases, comprising large quantities of cannabis/cannabis resin cases, where a suspected offender has not been identified, which have not been subject of detailed analysis by the FSL and for which a specific weight has not been determined.

-The number of cannabis plants does not reflect the total number detected as only a sample of the plants are sent for analysis for practical reasons.

-BZP was designated a controlled substance on 31 March 2009.