§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many illicit drug seizures, broken down by drug category, have been made in United Kingdom ports in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. RyderSeizures made by Customs officers at United Kingdom ports and airports in the last five years have been as follows:204W
Heroin Cocaine Cannabis Amphetamine Other 1987 193 174 4,609 62 306 1988 279 221 4,934 74 177 11989 432 402 6,788 110 294 1 All 1989 figures are provisional. The total numbers of drugs seizures made by Customs officers in 1985 and 1986 were 3,910 and 5,534 respectively, but a breakdown by drug category for these figures is not available.