Customs seize 34kg of head shop drugs

CUSTOMS seized 34kg of banned head shop drugs last year, mainly in the post.

The haul is separate to the 4.5 tonnes of drugs removed by gardaí and customs from head shops and warehouses, with the agreement of owners, following a government ban on substances in May 2010.

Releasing the figures to the Irish Examiner, a customs spokesman said the 34kg of mind-altering substances were primarily seized from post in mail centres and air mail.