§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the weight of police seizures of(a) cocaine, (b) heroin and (c) all drugs, for each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is shown in the table. Figures for 1988 are not yet available.
Quantities of drug seizures (grammes) by the police in Scotland: 1979–87 Cocaine Heroin All drugs 1979 33.805 155.898 27,636.978 1980 27.564 166.517 21,720.729 1981 29.037 98.633 19,862.644 1982 203.737 816.584 85,465.785 1983 83.088 1,540.031 74,804.202 1984 460.763 3,340.739 62,163.204 1985 260.175 3,668.488 72,329.897 1986 50.303 810.073 52,080.084 1987 106.499 1,015.371 71,143.757