Value of drugs seized tops €200m

THE value of drugs seized last year has breached thee200 million mark, official figures show.

Value of drugs seized tops €200m
Sat, 14 Mar, 2009 - 00:00

A further analysis suggests the full figure for the year will be in the region of e212m.

This would mark a rise of 26% on 2007, when drugs worth around e168m were seized.

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