HC Deb 05 November 1992 vol 213 cc357-9W
Mr. Wilshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list by type, number of seizures and weight all drug seizures made by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise at Heathrow airport during each of the past 12 quarters.

Sir John Cope

The number of drug seizures by type and weight made at Heathrow Airport in each of the past 12 quarters is as shown in the table.

Schedule
Period and type Seizure numbers Weight (in grammes) Numbers
December 1989
Amphetamine 3 12.016
Cannabis herbal 127 536,326.400
Cannabis liquid 2 4,401.500
Cannabis resin 88 14,194.204
Cocaine 32 22,307.420
Diamorphine 44 39,507.421
LSD 3 973
Other 11 232.580
March 1990
Amphetamine 5 8.880
Cannabis herbal 116 229,290.850
Cannabis liquid 2 41.000
Cannabis resin 113 104,705.080
Cocaine 31 23,635.880
Diamorphine 28 18,173.790
LSD 1 1,000
Other 17 214.180
June 1990
Amphetamine 4 500.610
Cannabis herbal 113 37,348.640
Cannabis resin 90 10,809.129
Period and type Seizure numbers Weight (in grammes) Numbers
Cocaine 31 45,814.310
Diamorphine 25 30,995.307
LSD 1 2,000
Other 24 19,847.900
September 1990
Amphetamine 7 52.630
Cannabis herbal 117 73,209.380
Cannabis resin 96 5,989.670
Cocaine 43 28,081.270
Diamorphine 28 16,315.237
Other 28 513.380
December 1990
Amphetamine 5 18.420
Cannabis herbal 97 62,694.410
Cannabis liquid 1 1,000.000
Cannabis resin 100 13,400.642
Cocaine 49 66,001.440
Diamorphine 37 28,521.501
LSD 5 8,000
Other 23 1,869.346
March 1991
Amphetamine 2 2.860
Cannabis herbal 91 90,643.710
Cannabis liquid 3 400.000
Cannabis resin 98 28,377.849
Cocaine 41 25,902.270
Diamorphine 26 33,554.600
LSD 7 17,931
Other 27 2,612.600
June 1991
Amphetamine 7 7.000
Cannabis herbal 102 124,899.773
Cannabis resin 110 9,054.729
Cocaine 44 46,080.060
Diamorphine 18 18,539.900
LSD 3 500
Other 22 1,377.980
September 1991
Amphetamine 8 183.300
Cannabis herbal 96 36,512.832
Cannabis liquid 1 2.000
Cannabis resin 93 8,897.526
Cocaine 52 85,184.410
Diamorphine 14 25,041.096
LSD 4 12
Other 21 4,548.513
December 1991
Amphetamine 8 10.000
Cannabis herbal 78 209,314.390
Cannabis liquid 2 11.900
Cannabis resin 60 7,209.640
Cocaine 53 39,960.895
Diamorphine 12 9,332.050
LSD 2 4
Other 18 626.910
March 1992
Amphetamine 3 863.700
Cannabis herbal 103 150,090.401
Cannabis liquid 1 250.000
Cannabis resin 84 5,422.590
Cocaine 55 34,487.361
Diamorphine 20 26,574.310
LSD 2 1,646
Other 12 332.600
June 1992
Amphetamine 1 1.000
Cannabis herbal 66 63,873.070
Cannabis liquid 3 531.500
Cannabis resin 58 17,988.348
Period and type Seizure numbers Weight (in grammes) Numbers
Cocaine 33 47,032.780
Diamorphine 11 7,445.892
LSD 1 520
Other 22 18,711.380
September 1992
Cannabis herbal 98 211,494.040
Cannabis resin 45 7,101.980
Cocaine 41 53,366.000
Diamorphine 20 17,087.500
LSD 3 3,006
Other 25 1,914.100
1 For LSD the number of tablets rather than weight is shown.