HL Deb 23 January 1991 vol 525 c6WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What were the provisional figures for heroin and cocaine seizures by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in 1990, the street value of the drugs, and the comparable figures for 1981, 1984 and 1989.

Lord Hesketh

Following is the information:

Heroin Cocaine
January to December Total seized kg Street value £ million Total seized kg Street value £ million
1981 87 12 13 3
1984 312 47 35 7
1989 331 30 424 60
11990 590 81 561 84
1Provisional.

It should be noted that the figures for 1990 are provisional; final figures will not be available until later this year. The estimated street values given are calculated using an evaluation by the National Drugs Intelligence Unit of current street prices; they assume that the drugs are of 100 per cent. purity.