€370,000 euro worth of drugs seized in first eight months

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Almost €371,000 worth of drugs was seized in Galway City and Salthill in the first eight months of this year.
The latest Garda figures, which were presented at a meeting of the City Joint Policing Committee this week, show that the biggest seizure was for cannabis.
Gardaí in the city and Salthill seized cannabis with a total street value of €160,000.
€71,000 worth of cocaine and €48,000 worth of ecstasy was seized.
Gardaí also seized €18,000 worth of heroin and a further €72,000 worth of other types of drugs.
Despite these seizures, the number of incidents of sale or supply of drugs decreased by 13 per cent, while simple possession incidents were down by 7 per cent.
Superintendent Marie Skehill told the JPC meeting that the waiting list for the methadone (heroin treatment substitute) clinic in Galway has reduced from a 6-month wait to a one-week wait.