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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his Answer of 8th March, Official Report, column 1653W, on cannabis, how many of those arrested for (a) possession and (b) sale of cannabis in each police district command unit area in Northern Ireland since its reclassification were prosecuted.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

24 March 2005

Reference

432 c917W; 223305

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) arrests and (b) cautions there have been in each police district command unit area in Northern Ireland for the (i) possession and (ii) sale of cannabis since its reclassification. (Further information on 08.03.2005 at 431 c1652-3W)

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 February 2005

For answer on

8 March 2005

Answered on

8 March 2005

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) arrests and (b) cautions there have been in each police district command unit area in Northern Ireland for the (i) possession and (ii) sale of cannabis since its reclassification. [218224] Mr. Pearson: The number of persons either arrested or cautioned by the Police Service of Northern Ireland for Class C drugs offences from 29 January 2004 to 31 January 2005 are detailed in the following tables. Number of persons arrested for Class C offences by DCU _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 29 January 2004 to 31 January Offence DCU Trafficking a class C drug Possession of a class C drug Total Antrim 5 30 35 Ards 2 20 22 Armagh 5 42 47 Banbridge 1 11 12 East Belfast 8 56 64 North Belfast 17 50 67 South Belfast 18 80 98 West Belfast 4 20 24 Ballymena 9 43 52 Ballymoney 0 3 3 Carrickfergus 4 13 17 Coleraine 8 40 48 Cookstown 4 7 11 Craigavon 8 29 37 Castlereagh 5 13 18 Dungannon and South Tyrone 4 23 27 Down 1 30 31 Fermanagh 9 24 33 Foyle 17 50 67 Larne 1 1 2 Limavady 5 32 37 Lisburn 39 28 67 Magherafelt 16 21 37 Moyle 0 1 1 Newtownabbey 2 13 15 North Down 15 27 42 Newry and Mourne 7 21 28 Omagh 3 41 44 Strabane 7 13 20 Total 234 782 1,016 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Statistics are provisional and may be subject to minor amendment. Source: Central Statistics Unit, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Lisnasharragh. Number of persons cautioned for Class C offences by DCU _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 29 January 2004 to 31 January 2004 Offence DCU Trafficking a class C drug Possession of a class C drug Total Antrim 0 13 13 Ards 0 10 10 Armagh 0 14 14 Banbridge 0 5 5 East Belfast 2 33 35 North Belfast 2 23 25 South Belfast 2 16 18 West Belfast 0 6 6 Ballymena 2 18 20 Ballymoney 0 9 9 Carrickfergus 2 27 29 Coleraine 2 31 33 Cookstown 0 17 17 Craigavon 1 39 40 Castlereagh 0 6 6 Dungannon and South Tyrone 0 12 12 Down 0 26 26 Fermanagh 0 3 3 Foyle 0 34 34 Larne 0 7 7 Limavady 0 27 27 Lisburn 0 17 17 Magherafelt 1 13 14 Moyle 0 2 2 Newtownabbey 1 17 18 North Down 0 32 32 Newry and Mourne 1 11 12 Omagh 0 13 13 Strabane 0 4 4 Total 16 485 501 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Statistics are provisional and may be subject to minor amendment. Source: Central Statistics Unit, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Lisnasharragh

Date

8 March 2005

Reference

431 c1652-4W;431 c1649-50W; 218224

House

House of Commons

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