HC Deb 14 November 1996 vol 285 cc350-1W
Ms Mowlem

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the seizures of drugs by(a) type and (b) quantity in Northern Ireland (i) at ports, (ii) at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and (iii) elsewhere in each of the last five years. [2790]

Sir John Wheeler

Details of drug seizures are held as a total, by type of drug, for each year; these figures are set out below. It is not possible to specify where seizures were made.

Drugs seized in Northern Ireland 1991–95
Drugs seized 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Cannabis
Resin (kgs) 37.5 15.75 44.5 81.9 160.7
Herbal (kgs) 1.5 7.1 0.104
Plants 19 419 66 634
Oil (gms) 130
Cocaine
(gms) 88 77 19 1,092 322
Wraps 7
Opiates (inc. Heroin)
(gms) 20 363 34 8
Tablets
Twists
Doses 250 57
LSD
Trips 800 9,201 8,022 15,392 8,761
Microdots 92
Fake 900
Drugs seized in Northern Ireland 1991–95
Drugs seized 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
MDMA (Ecstasy)
Tablets 2,711 4,408 2,923 23,853 136,860
Capsules
Powder (gms) 168
Amphetamines Powder (gms) 625 5,732 7,700 6,138
Tablets 25 242 816
Wraps 2,858 782
Doses 1,728
Speedballs 200