Thousands of legal drugs seized for first time

CENTRAL Statistics Office figures for last year reveal several types of prescription drug tablets being seized in their tens of thousands for the first time.

In addition to traditional illegal drugs like heroin, cannabis and cocaine among others, gardaí and customs seized 15 different types of medicinal or prescription type drugs.

The numbers of smuggling operations disrupted were small, but the quantity of tablets seized were high indicating their supply was for commercial gain.