However, there was a decline in the amount found for personal usage.
The number of drugs for sale or supply incidents in Westmeath soared at the end of 2023.
The latest meeting of the Joint Policing Committee has revealed an increase of 153% in Athlone, while in Mullingar, that figure is 96%.
That's in comparison to the final quarter of 2022.
However, both towns saw a decline in drugs found for personal use - Athlone's numbers were down from 72 cases to 64, and in Mullingar numbers dropped from 342 to 185.
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