§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the total quantities of heroin and cocaine seized by H.M. Customs and Excise in every quarter since 1st January 1979; and what is its estimated street value.
§ Lord Young of GraffhamThe volume of heroin and cocaine seized by Customs and Excise in each quarter since 1st January 1979, together with its then street value is as follows:—1272WA
Heroin Kg Estimated street value £'000 Cocaine kg Estimated street value £'000 1979 1st qtr 4.151 775 17.280 3,370 2nd qtr 20.779 3,879 0.934 182 3rd qtr 7.968 1,487 0.697 136 4th qtr 7.440 1,389 2.642 515 1980 1st qtr 9.802 1,830 3.654 713 2nd qtr 2.275 425 6.162 1,202 3rd qtr 18.762 3,502 12.035 2,347 4th qtr 7.285 1,360 13.835 2,698 1981 1st qtr 9.111 1,276 9.469 1,846 2nd qtr 14.407 2,017 0.314 61 3rd qtr 33.245 4,654 2.817 549 4th qtr 30.397 4,256 0.997 194 1982 1st qtr 26.345 4,918 1.179 230 2nd qtr 54.695 10,210 1.098 214 3rd qtr 48.240 9,005 2.868 559 4th qtr 53.964 10,073 6.972 1,360 1983 1st qtr 39.118 4,694 13.633 2,658 2nd qtr 38.562 4,627 32.077 6,255 3rd qtr 64.100 7,692 16.329 3,184 4th qtr 70.683 8,482 11.287 2,201 1984 1st qtr 46.291 6,944 2.831 595 2nd qtr 153.724 23,059 16.520 3,469 3rd qtr 48.314 7,247 9.864 2,071 4th qtr 64.233 9,635 6.194 1,301 1985 1st qtr 50.890 7,634 12.750 2,678 2nd qtr 94.131 14,120 17.812 3,741 3rd qtr 112.104* 16,816* 32.750* 6,878* 4th qtr 83.457* 12,519* 24.661* 5,179* * Provisional figures