Garda National Drug Unit statistics

Figures relating to drug offences are published in the Garda Síochána annual report, available from the Garda Síochána website at www.garda.ie. The most recent publication for 2005 is available online at: http://www.garda.ie/angarda/statistics/report2005/annreport2005.pdf.

Quantity of drugs seized and number of cases recorded by the Garda Síochána between 1999 and 2005.

Year	1999		2000		2001		2002		2003		2004		2005
Year	Quantity	Cases	Quantity	Cases	Quantity	Cases	Quantity	Cases	Quantity	Cases	Quantity	Cases	Quantity	Cases
Alprazolam	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	183 tablets	11
Amphetamines	13,394g, 12015 tablets	467	5,837g, 149 tablets	169	17,955g	162	16,428g, 12,728 tablets	243	67,787g, 1,019 tablets	211	92,417g	145	10,515g, 19,452 tablets	119
Buprenorphine	3 tabslets	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cannabis	66,048g	188	207,954g	219	9,590,057g	253	5,600,600g	242	201,759g	309	103,958g	223	150,404g	262
Cannabis plants	352	28	98	21	365	20	770	36	244	30	199	27	119	13
Cannabis resin	2,511,296g	4,322	379,800g	4,401	567,026g	5,960	3,32710g	2,746	5,349,500g	3,366	3,226,455g	2,610	6,259,750g	3,142
Cocaine	85,554g	213	18,041g	206	5,325g	300	31,725g	429	107,460g	566	167,336g	753	229,388g	968
Diazepam	13,389 tablets	95	1,833 tablets	49	1,059 tablets	52	4,080 tablets	66	7,216 tablets	70	15,185 tablets	52	13,038 tablets, 1g	70
Dihydrocodeine	137 tablets	8	380 tablets	18	204 tablets	12	305 tablets	4	89 tablets	5	13 tablets	4	668 tablets	5
Ecstasy (DOB)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	81,353 tablets	16	816 tablets	8	30 tablets	1
Ecstasy (MDA)	1 tablet	1	172 tablets	7	-	-	3 tablets	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ecstasy (MDEA)	-	-	121	11	182	3	-	-	12.3g, 5,401 tablets	66	153 tablets	5	7 tablets	1
Ecstasy (MDMA)	229,091 tablets, 46 capsules, 236g	1,063	551,420 tablets, 5,644 capsules	1,846	469,680 tablets	1,482	117,030 tablets, 13 capsules, 153g	1,026	1,205,055 tablets, 3 capsules, 604g	1,011	1,098,169 tablets	793	327,142 tablets, 3,444g	653
Ephedrine	9 tablets, 0.29g	10	194 tablets	12	4 tablets	3	4278 tablets, 22 capsules	19	561 tablets, 80 capsules	3	320,796 tablets	2	130 tablets, 16 capsules	6
Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)	339 tablets	18	236 tablets	17	71 tablets	12	21 tablets	4	125 tablets	7	8,282 tablets	10	62 tablets	6
Flurazepam	1,007 capsules	40	399 capsules	19	2,559 capsules	25	633 capsules, 032g	25	4,886 capsules	26	368 capsules	21	357 capsules	15
Heroin	16,957g	767	23,942g	598	29,527g	802	16,739g	714	27,046g	660	26,480g	612	32,283g	725
Ketamine (not controlled)	-	-	1,231 tablets, 91g	34	7,642 tablets, 1g	4	1,029 tablets, 0.09g	6	356 tablets	2	0.3g	1	-	-
LSD	577 squares, 4 tabs	29	1,121	31	323 squares, 10 tabs	6	-	-	33 units	5	307 units	7	61,644 units	5
Methadone	579 tablets, 2,043 mls	33	294 tablets, 1,731 mls	19	647 tablets, 5,677 mls	46	252 tablets, 6,966 mls	33	370 tablets, 3,392 mls	27	26 tablets	21	1,758 mls	13
Methamphetamine	traces	1	218 tablets, 17g	15	975g	23	45g	4	0.5g	1	0.6g	1	55g	14
Morphine	55 tablets	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other benzodiazepines	530 tablets, 20 capsules	13	108 tablets	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Psilocybin mushrooms	4	4	-	-	-	-	214g (75 packets)	1	-	-	-	-	mushroom samples	12
Temazepam	108 tablets	9	50 tablets	7	58 tablets	4	306 tablets	4	32 tablets, 104 capsules	6	950 tablets	4	158 tablets	5
Source: Garda Síochána

Garda National Drug Unit statistics

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