Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012
565 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the number of drug seizures in Cork City and county for 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and the quantity, type and value of drug seizures involved. [36097/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraSet out in the following table 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.
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2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
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Drug Type |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
|
Cannabis |
45,708.726 grams |
547,504.71 |
23,921.932 grams |
287,063.18 |
110,769.997 grams |
221,539.99 |
65,692.869 grams |
131,385.73 |
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Cannabis Resin |
64,299.466 grams |
385,796.80 |
19,967.38 grams |
119,804.28 |
65,643.045 grams |
459,501.31 |
19,640.033 grams |
137,480.23 |
|
Cannabis Plants |
68 |
27,200.00 |
1,184 plants |
473,600 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Heroin |
436.482 grams |
65,472.30 |
3,051.646 grams |
457,746.90 |
960.089 grams |
192,017.80 |
1,050.786 grams |
210,157.20 |
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Cocaine |
2,737.289grams |
191,610.23 |
3,805.424grams |
266,379.68 |
8,061.992 grams |
564,339.44 |
17,656.636 grams |
1,235,964.52 |
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Ecstasy |
12 tablets |
60.00 |
147.789 grams |
7,389.45 |
25,969.49 grams |
259,694.90 |
9,738.507 grams |
97,385.07 |
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Amphetamine |
184.304 grams |
2,764.56 |
140.313 grams |
2,104.69 |
48.75 grams |
731.25 |
232.709 grams |
3,490.63 |
|
BZP |
18 tablets |
90.00 |
735.551 grams |
36,777.55 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Total Value |
€1,220,498.60 |
€1,650,865.73 |
€1,697,824.69 |
€1,815,863.38 |
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2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
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Drug Type |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
|
Cannabis |
2,516.753 grams |
30,201.04 |
2,631.095 grams |
31,573.14 |
32,221.875 grams |
64,443.75 |
2,376.472 grams |
4,752.94 |
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Cannabis Resin |
179.529 grams |
1,077.17 |
1,523.598 grams |
9,141.58 |
1,011.757 grams |
7,082.29 |
1,783.428 grams |
12,483.99 |
|
Cannabis Plants |
60 plants |
24,000.00 |
37 plants |
14,800.00 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Heroin |
— |
— |
45.779 grams |
6,866.85 |
5.936 grams |
1,187.20 |
1.194 grams |
238.80 |
|
Cocaine |
274.394 grams |
19,207.58 |
498.434 grams |
34,890.38 |
3,678.031 grams |
257,462.17 |
261.718 grams |
18,320.26 |
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Ecstasy |
— |
— |
6 tablets |
30.00 |
3,018.175 grams |
30,181.75 |
2,785 tablets |
27,850.00 |
|
Amphetamine |
0.181 grams |
2.71 |
33.399 grams |
500.98 |
68.789 grams |
1,031.83 |
2,756.078 grams |
41,341.17 |
|
BZP |
11,294 tablets |
56,470 |
100 tablets |
500.00 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Total Value |
€130,958.50 |
€98,302.93 |
€361,388.99 |
€104,987.16 |
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2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
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Drug Type |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
Quantity |
Estimated Street Value € |
|
Cannabis |
4,578.587 grams |
54,943.04 |
3,442.941 grams |
41,315.29 |
3,377.509 grams |
6,755.01 |
607.157 grams |
1,214.31 |
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Cannabis Resin |
517.71 grams |
3,106.26 |
170.575 grams |
1,023.45 |
265.362 grams |
1,857.53 |
160.893 grams |
1,126.25 |
|
Cannabis Plants |
224 plants |
89,600.00 |
948.2 plants |
379,280.00 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Heroin |
— |
— |
146.429 grams |
21,964.35 |
4.001 grams |
800.20 |
1,005.081 grams |
201,016.20 |
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Cocaine |
45.125 grams |
3,158.75 |
33.819 grams |
2,367.33 |
152.245 grams |
10,675.15 |
1,529,850.038 grams |
107,089,502.66 |
|
Ecstasy |
— |
— |
2 tablets |
€10.00 |
404.214 grams |
4,042.14 |
1,562.787 grams |
15,627.87 |
|
Amphetamine |
16.37 grams |
245.55 |
.353 grams |
5.44 |
27.624 grams |
414.36 |
16.001 grams |
240.01 |
|
BZP |
471 tablets |
2,355.00 |
413 tablets |
2,065.00 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Total Value |
€153,408.60 |
€448,030.86 |
€24,544.39 |
€107,308,727.30 |
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Drug Seizures in Cork City, North Cork and West Cork Garda Divisions 2011 |
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Cork City |
Cork North |
Cork West |
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Drug Type |
Quantity |
Value* |
Quantity |
Value* |
Quantity |
Value* |
|
Cannabis |
1,518.245 grams |
€18,218.94 |
2,230.85 grams |
€26,770.20 |
2,701.829 grams |
€32,421.95 |
|
Cannabis Resin |
484.962 grams |
€2,909.77 |
— |
— |
423.601 grams |
€2,541.61 |
|
Cannabis Plants |
33 plants |
€13,200.00 |
— |
— |
39 plants |
€15,600.00 |
|
Heroin |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Cocaine |
3.31 grams |
€231.70 |
361.6 grams |
€25,312.00 |
5.447 grams |
€381.29 |
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Ecstasy |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Amphetamine |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
BZP |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3,579 tablets |
€17,895.00 |
|
Total Value |
€34,560.41 |
€52,082.20 |
€68,839.85 |
*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.
