§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much cocaine and heroin was seized by HM Customs in the first six months of 1989, what were the comparable figures for 1987 and 1988, and what was the street value of the drugs.
§ Lord Young of GraffhamFollowing is the information:
Heroin Cocaine January to June Total seized kg Street value£m Total seized kg Street value £m 1987 53.83 13.68 79.45 11.57 1988 142.89 36.30 193.89 28.25 1989* 187.36 47.60 260.84 38.00 *Provisional. It should be noted that the figures for 1989 are provisional; final figures will not be available until the end of the year. The estimated street values given are calculated using an evaluation by the National Drugs Intelligence Unit of street prices in July 1989; they assume the drugs are of 100 per cent. purity.