Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 March 2005
146 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity of seized drugs currently in storage under the national drugs unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8466/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by the Garda Síochána that for security reasons it would be inappropriate to detail the quantity of drugs stored at any particular location at any given time.
147 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of seizures and the value of drugs seized by the national drugs unit in each of the years 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8467/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of seizures and the value of drugs seized by the national drugs unit in the years 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 are as in the table.
|
Year |
No. of Seizures |
Estimated Street Value |
|
€ |
||
|
2001 |
31 |
29,584,250 |
|
2002 |
29 |
29,856,000 |
|
2003 |
39 |
39,129,200 |
|
2004 |
31 |
20,129,200 |
The second table sets out details of joint operations carried out with the customs national drugs team over the same period.
|
Year |
No. of Seizures |
Estimated Street Value |
|
€ |
||
|
2001 |
44 |
10,400,000 |
|
2002 |
7 |
600,000 |
|
2003 |
38 |
11,000,000 |
|
2004 |
28 |
8,755,000 |
