HC Deb 31 July 1974 vol 878 cc208-9W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens have been arrested for drug offences in foreign countries; what countries have they been arrested in; and what are their terms of imprisonment.

Mr. Ennals

Our records show that United Kingdom citizens are in prison for alleged drug offences in the following countries:

Afghanistan 1
Belgium 1
Bulgaria 2
Cyprus 1
Czechoslovakia 1
Denmark 4
Finland 1
France 35
West Germany 22
Greece 24
India 3
Iran 9
Iraq 1
Israel 6
Italy 2
Jamaica 2
Japan 2
Lebanon 6
Malawi 1
Mexico 2
Morocco 10
Netherlands 12
Norway 4
Pakistan 1
South Africa 4
Spain 48
Sweden 5
Switzerland 6
Syria 1
U.S.A. 14
Yugoslavia 1

Their terms of imprisonment vary according to local law and the degree of seriousness of the offence.