HL Deb 15 April 1985 vol 462 c596WA
Baroness Macleod of Borve

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many people were found guilty of trafficking in Class "A" drugs during each of the last five years, and what were their nationalities.

Lord Glenarthur

The information requested for the years 1979 to 1983 is given in the table below; corresponding figures for 1984 are not yet available.

Persons found guilty of trafficking (1) in Class 'A' drugs by nationality
United Kingdom Number of Persons
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Europe
Cyprus — 3 5 17 5
Eire 3 8 6 11 11
France 1 21 13 8 8
Italy 13 30 11 7 13
Spain 5 12 10 3 2
United Kingdom 261 345 512 614 615
Other Europe 11 20 34 23 28
Total 294 439 591 683 682
America
United States of America 18 33 22 15 14
Other America 15 19 29 15 25
Total 33 52 51 30 39
Africa 5 3 14 6 8
Asia
India 2 1 12 12 20
Iran 101 87 8 10 8
Pakistan 2 7 34 31 75
Other Asia 12 16 8 9 7
Total 117 111 62 62 110
Australasia 9 7 5 7 3
Not recorded 8 3 5 1 20
Total 466 615 728 789 862
(1) Unlawful production, unlawful supply, possession with intent to supply unlawfully and unlawful import or export.