Seizures of banned head shop drugs rise

A LUCRATIVE illegal market in head shop drugs has emerged since they were banned last May, new figures suggest.

In just over three months since the ban, gardaí seized more than 8kgs of prohibited powders and smoking mixtures as well as 11,000 tablets.

The haul, intercepted since the May 11 ban and 1 September, has a street value in the region of €330,000.