1000 plus tabs seized in jail

OVER one thousand drugs tablets and capsules were seized in Magilligan jail last year - including speed, steroids and opiates.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th May 2012, 11:02 BST

Cocaine and cannabis were also seized in the jail throughout 2011.

There were also over 100 separate finds by prison officers during the year.

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For example, three amphetamines finds recovered 329 tablets; 25 cannabinoid finds recovered over 97.8 grammes of drugs; two cocaine finds recovered at least 1.3 grammes of drugs; and 19 opiates finds recovered 16.8 grammes of drugs.

The seizure details were provided by the Justice Minister David Ford in response to an Assembly Question.