Drug-related offences in the city have increased by 16 percent since last year.
That’s according to the latest Garda statistics which were presented at a meeting of the City Joint Policing Committee this week.
The most common drug seized in the city by Gardaí is cannabis, with more than €200,000 worth seized since January.
The second most detected drug is ecstasy, with more than 100,000 of it seized by Gardaí between January and October.
Smaller quantities of heroin, cocaine and other drugs were also seized.
Overall, offences for having drugs for sale or supply in the city increased by 16 per cent this year, with offences for simple possession up by 1 per cent.
