Vol. 525 No. 2
795 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the numbers of seizures of drugs in Mullingar and Athlone, County Westmeath in the past five years; the number of convictions secured for drug related offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24368/00]
The Garda authorities have informed me that the number of seizures of drugs and the number of convictions for drug offences in the Mullingar and Athlone districts in the past five years is as follows:
Mullingar District
|
Year |
No. ofSeizures of Drugs |
Convictions forDrug Offences |
|
1996 |
14 |
2 |
|
1997 |
16 |
4 |
|
1998 |
13 |
10 |
|
1999 |
26 |
27 |
|
2000 (to date) |
32 |
5 |
|
Year |
No. ofSeizures ofDrugs |
Convictions forDrug Offences |
|
1996 |
43 |
8 |
|
1997 |
24 |
26 |
|
1998 |
56 |
14 |
|
1999 |
23 |
91 |
|
2000 (to date) |
41 |
20 |
