COUNCIL officials confiscated more than 600 units of alcohol in south Belfast's Holylands area during student freshers' week.
The total of 622 units of alcohol - equivalent to more than 365 bottles of beer or 400 alcopops - were disposed of between Sunday and Thursday, Belfast City Council said.
More than 300 anti-social behaviour incidents were also recorded in the Holylands over the period as throngs of students arrived ahead of the new university term.
Permanent residents in the area say they've been "terrorised" by drunken students in the early hours of the morning, describing the scenes as "nightmarish".
They have called for greater penalties against unruly young people and branded multi-agency efforts to tackle to problem as "impotent".
The PSNI is also investigating reports of Romanian residents receiving racist abuse from students shouting the 'n-word' and telling them to "go back home".
Belfast council officials recorded 107 issues of noise, leading to 51 warnings and one case being referred to the police.
Of the almost 170 alcohol-related incidents, alcohol was disposed of on 67 occasions and details were passed to police for prosecution 17 times.
There were also 22 incidents of "rowdy behaviour", including four referred to the PSNI, and three fines for littering.
Concerns over the Holylands were heightened earlier this year following disturbances as hundreds gathered for the St Patrick's holiday, with one PSNI officer injured when bottles were thrown at police.
Belfast City Council said the figures show its "proactive actions" in the Holylands.
A spokeswoman said the council continues a strong partnership working with multiple agencies including the PSNI, Queen's University, Ulster University and Belfast Met.
"The statistics below reflect the range of proactive actions taken by Belfast City from Sunday September 18 to Thursday September 22," she said.
"We remain committed to ongoing review in partnership to ensure that our collective actions are as effective as possible."
WATCH: PSNI patrol Holylands
On Wednesday, the PSNI said its officers gave verbal warnings and on-the-spot fines to almost 100 people.
PSNI chief inspector Robert Murdie said officers have been working with other agencies to address on-street drinking and noise issues.
"Police and other statutory agencies meet on a regular basis with local residents through the Holylands Forum to address concerns on a regular basis," he said.
Earlier this week Queen's University warned that students involved in anti-social behaviour were putting their education and careers at risk.
Spokesman Ciaran Rogan said such students risked expulsion from the university.
"Our students sign up to a charter that sets out the standards of behaviour that's expected of them – by enrolling, they undertake to abide by our policies and regulations," he told the BBC.
"If they don't, they'll face the consequences and that ranges from fines to expulsion by the university, which can have a long-term impact on their future employability."
