HL Deb 03 November 1983 vol 444 cc680-1WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

The total street value of the heroin and cocaine seized by HM Customs and Excise so far in 1983, and the comparable figures for 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.

Lord Cockfield

The total quantities and estimated street value of the heroin and cocaine seized by HM Customs and Excise in the first 10 months of 1983 and comparable figures for the years 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982 are shown in the following table:

Heroin Kilograms £
1979 40.338 10,726,075
1980 38.124 5,273,179
1981 87.160 19.729,235
1982 183.244 31,164,737
1983 (1st January to 28th October) 143.904 15,109,920
Cocaine
1979 21.553 3,488,950
1980 35.686 6,052,326
1981 13.597 2,272,861
1982 12.117 2,276,901
1983 (1st January to 28th October) 58.567 11,420,564