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Over €1.6m worth of illegal drugs was seized in Kerry from 2009 to 2014.
OVER €1.6m in illegal drugs has been seized in Kerry in a five year period according to details released to a Kerry TD by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald.
Fine Gael TD for Kerry South, Brendan Griffin, has said that the seizure of over €1.6 million worth of illegal drugs in Kerry from 2009 to 2014 is an indication of the problem that exists.
“The street value of illegal drugs seized in Kerry by An Garda Siochána over the past five years comes to over €1.6 million with over half a million of that being seized in 2013 alone. The figures for 2009 to 2014 are accurate as of June 30,” said Deputy Griffin.
“Minister Fitzgerald has outlined that there is no reliable scientific method available at national or international levels to establish what percentage amounts of seized illegal drugs represent, relative to the total of illegal drugs ‘unseized’ in an jurisdiction. We can only presume that despite the hard work of An Garda Siochána there were a lot of drugs unseized, highlighting again the drugs problem that exists,” said Deputy Griffin.
“Illegal drug use is a major problem in many communities in Ireland and we, here in Kerry are not immune. I commend an Garda Siochána for the work they have done in seizing illicit drugs but I believe that there are still unfortunately more drugs unseized than seized.
“I am hopeful that with more resources, improved ICT and increased man power, the battle against drugs will continue and intensify,” said Deputy Griffin.
