Galway Bay fm newsroom - Four Garda resources have been allocated to the Galway Divisional Drugs Unit.
Superintendent Damien Flanagan told a meeting of the county's Joint Policing Committee today it's a welcome addition into the division.
It comes as latest Garda statistics reveal a 50% decrease in the number of offences for the sale or supply of drugs, and a 32% reduction in simple possession offences.
Cannabis was the largest seizure in the period from January to the end of March with a value of over €5,000.
This is followed by cocaine valued at almost €4,500.
Councillor Andrew Reddington told the meeting the figures are staggering given he has been told it's as easy to get a bag of sugar as it is to get a bag of coke in many rual areas in Galway.
He says it's leading to long term health issues for young people that need to be addressed:
