§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total amount and the street value of cocaine and heroin seized by HM Customs in the first six months of 1990, what were the comparable figures for 1987, 1988 and 1989.
The Paymaster General (The Earl of Caithness)Following is the information:
Heroin Cocaine January to June Total seized kg Street value £ million Total seized kg Street value £ million 1987 53.83 13.09 79.45 11.78 1988 142.89 34.75 193.89 28.74 1989 195.36 47.51 259.26 38.44 19901 170.61 41.49 358.70 53.18 1 Provisional. It should be noted that the figures for 1990 are provisional; final figures will not be available until the end of the year. The estimated street values given are calculated using an evaluation by the National Drugs Intelligence Unit of street prices in July 1990; they assume the drugs are of 100 per cent. purity.