HL Deb 13 July 1990 vol 521 c645WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the total number of seizures of the cocaine derivative "Crack" by the police in the first six months of 1990 and the comparable figure for the same period last year.

Earl Ferrers

: Figures supplied by the police to the National Drugs Intelligence Unit, which may not be complete, indicate that in the first six months of 1990 the police made 182 seizures of "Crack" as compared with 31 seizures in the first six months of 1989.