HC Deb 08 December 1989 vol 163 cc409-10W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much crack by weight and volume was confiscated in the United Kingdom or entering the United Kingdom in(a) 1987, (b) 1988 and (c) each month of 1989.

Mr. Mellor

Seizures of crack reported by the police to the National Drugs Intelligence Unit were:

Year Seizures
1987 12
1988 27
11989 124
1 January—November.

Weights of crack seizures by the police analysed by the forensic science service were:

Grammes
1987 6.7
1988 113.7
1989
January 2.3
February 85.1
March 26.3
April 6.4
May 22.3
June 2.8
July 8.9
August 41.8
September 9.6
October 12.2
November 21.6

In addition Customs reported one seizure of I gm of crack in 1987, one of 0.9 gm in 1988 and two in March 1989 amounting to 138 gm.