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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) heroin, (b) cocaine and (c) synthetic drug seizures have been made in the (i) last and (ii) preceding 12 months; what was the average weight of (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) cannabis, (d) synthetic drugs and (e)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) heroin, (b) cocaine and (c) synthetic drug seizures have been made in the (i) last and (ii) preceding 12 months; what was the average weight of (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) cannabis, (d) synthetic drugs and (e)...
Asked by
Mike Hancock
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 January 2000
For answer on
20 January 2000
Answered on
20 January 2000
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) heroin, (b) cocaine and (c) synthetic drug
seizures have been made in the (i) last and (ii) preceding 12 months; [105322]
(2) what was the average weight of (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) cannabis, (d) synthetic drugs and (e) all controlled drugs in
seizures (i) in the last and (ii) in the preceding 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [105323]
Mr. Charles Clarke: In 1997, the last year for which published figures are available, the number and average weights of selected
drugs seized by police and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise were as given in the table. It is not meaningful to calculate the
average weight of all drug seizures. Further figures on drug seizures in 1997 were published in April 1999 in Home Office
Statistical Bulletin No 8-99 "Drug seizure and offender statistics, United Kingdom, 1997". Figures for 1998 will be published in
February 2000, copies of which will be placed in the Library.
Number and average weight of seizures by police and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise of selected drugs in 1997
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Number of seizures Average quantity seized
Drug Police Customs Police Customs
Heroin 12,311 163 40 grams 10,719 grams
Cocaine 3,068 684 91 grams 3,038 grams
LSD 831 20 195 doses 86 doses
Ecstasy-type 4,996 91 93 doses 16,056 doses
Cannabis (herbal) 25,703 3,684 323 grams 6,197 grams
Cannabis (resin) 77,111 2,135 841 grams 25,304 grams
Cannabis (plants) 3,783 1 30 plants 40 plants
Amphetamine 18,429 146 128 grams 6,405 grams
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Note: "Synthetic drug" has been taken to mean the following-- Amphetamine, LSD, and Ecstasy-type drugs Source: Home Office Drugs
Research and Statistics Section
Subjects
Cannabis; Drugs; Misuse; Heroin; Cocaine; Drug seizures
Date
20 January 2000
Reference
342 c554-5W;342 c552-3W; 105322;105323
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what were the average street prices of (a) heroin and (b) cocaine per gram in London and Glasgow in the (i) last and (ii) preceding 12 months. - Including table.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what were the average street prices of (a) heroin and (b) cocaine per gram in London and Glasgow in the (i) last and (ii) preceding 12 months. - Including table.
Asked by
Mike Hancock
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 January 2000
For answer on
20 January 2000
Answered on
20 January 2000
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the average street prices of (a) heroin and (b) cocaine
per gram in London and Glasgow in the (i) last and (ii) preceding 12 months. [105320]
Mr. Charles Clarke: The National Criminal Intelligence Service collects information on street level prices of drugs. The average
prices for heroin and cocaine at the end of 1997 and at the end of 1998 were as given in the table.
Average street prices of heroin and cocaine per gram in London and Glasgow, 1997 and 1998
£
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
London Glasgow
Period Heroin Cocaine Heroin Cocaine
December 1997 60-100 60-120 60-80 50-80
December 1998 80 60-120 60-80 50-80
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Note: These prices are based on average purity levels and do not reflect the fluctuations in price which may occur within an area as
the result of law enforcement action, other interruption of supply, or even over-supply. The ranges quoted for the above areas are
indicative of the most typical prices paid for a one gram wrap of the drug(s). It is not possible to give wholly accurate ranges as
a large number of factors come in to play. However, the prices quoted represent a reasonable average price in the areas. Drugs are
frequently sold for prices outside these ranges, and prices can be inflated by cutting drugs, and by selling under measures. Prices
increase when small amounts such as £10 or £20 deals are sold. Source: National Criminal Intelligence Service
Subjects
Greater London; Drugs; Glasgow; Misuse; Prices; Heroin; Cocaine
Date
20 January 2000
Reference
105320; 342 c555W;342 c553W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed (a) in the last 12 months and (b) in the last three years in the UK that were drug-related. - Including figures and ref to Home Office Statistical Bulletin No. 8/99 Drug seizure and offender...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes were committed (a) in the last 12 months and (b) in the last three years in the UK that were drug-related. - Including figures and ref to Home Office Statistical Bulletin No. 8/99 Drug seizure and offender...
Asked by
Mike Hancock
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Charles Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 January 2000
For answer on
20 January 2000
Answered on
20 January 2000
Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were committed (a) in the last 12 months and (b)
in the last three years in the UK that were drug-related. [105321]
Mr. Charles Clarke: Statistical data are collected on drug offences only, not on offences which may have been committed due to drug
taking. A report published in 1998 on research carried out on behalf of the Home Office by the University of Cambridge sheds light
on the links between drugs and crime. Further data are currently being analysed as part of the NEW-ADAM programme for interviewing
and drug testing arrestees. It is hoped to publish the next set of full results in the first half of this year.
The research undertaken so far on drug testing of arrestees, based in five locations, indicates that over 60 per cent. of arrestees
had recently taken at least one illegal drug prior to arrest. Cannabis was found most often (46 per cent. of cases); heroin/opiates
(18 per cent.) and cocaine/crack (10 per cent.) featured quite prominently. These findings confirm the supposition that offenders
tend to be heavy consumers of drugs.
Nearly half the arrestees who reported taking drugs within the last year said that their drug misuse was connected with their
offending. Among various factors, they emphasised the need for the money to buy drugs. The illegal income of arrestees who said that
they had taken heroin and/or crack during the last three days was particularly high--within a range of £10,000 to £20,000 annually.
This compared with £4,000 for other arrestees. Illegal income mainly resulted from acquisitive crimes against property. An estimated
32 per cent. of all illegal income was spent on purchasing heroin and/or crack cocaine.
While this study considerably advances knowledge of drugs-crime links, it will always be difficult to calculate a single percentage
figure reflecting precisely what proportion of all crimes is drug-related.
Figures on drug offences in 1997 were published in April 1999 in Home Office Statistical Bulletin No. 8/99 "Drug seizure and
offender statistics, United Kingdom, 1997". Figures for 1998 will be published in February 2000, copies of which will be placed in
the Library.
Subjects
Crime; Drugs; Misuse
Date
20 January 2000
Reference
105321; 342 c553-4W;342 c551-2W
House
House of Commons