§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the amount of drugs and explosives that have been detected for each of the past five years as a result of(a) strip searching of convicted and remand persons and (b) strip searching of other people.
§ Mr. MatesOnly prisoners are full-searched within the Northern Ireland prison service. Records of finds of drugs and explosives in prisons in Northern Ireland have not been maintained for the whole of the past five years or in such detail as to quantify amounts of various items detected. The following list details only those finds of drugs clearly identified as resulting from full searches. No explosives have been detected. Other illicit items found in full searches are not included.
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Date Prison Sentenced or Remand Drugs found 3 January 1992 YOC Sentenced Cannabis 21 February 1992 YOC Sentenced Amphetamine Sulphates 21 February 1992 YOC Sentenced Amphetamine Sulphates 4 July 1992 Maze Sentenced Alcohol 2 August 1992 Belfast Sentenced Cannabis 6 August 1992 Belfast Sentenced Cannabis Resin 20 August 1992 Magilligan Sentenced 10 Tablets 28 August 1992 Belfast Remand Cannabis Resin 27 September 1992 YOC Remand Methylamphetamine Cannabis 42 Tablets 30 October 1992 Maghaberry Sentenced 45 Capsules 19 December 1992 YOC Remand Cannabis 23 December 1992 Belfast Remand Cannabis 23 December 1992 Belfast Remand Cannabis 5 January 1993 Magilligan Sentenced Cannabis 9 February 1993 Belfast Sentenced Cannabis Resin 26 March 1993 Belfast Sentenced Cannabis