HC Deb 11 February 1999 vol 325 cc316-7W
Mr. Kemp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total number of drug seizures within the Northumbrian Police Force area was in 1998; and what percentage of these were(a) hard and (b) soft drugs. [70357]

Mr. George Howarth

Figures for 1998 are not yet available. It is hoped to publish 1997 statistics in the next few months; I will write to my hon. Friend when they are published. The table shows the number of seizures by Northumbria Police for 1996.

Number of seizures of controlled drugs by Northumbria Police by drug type in 1996
Drug type Number of seizures
All drugs 3,134
Class A
Cocaine 30
of which "Crack" 2
Heroin 128
LSD 22
Ecstasy-type 132
Methadone 13
Other class A 7
Class A total 322
Class B
Cannabis 2,424
Amphetamines 569
Other Class B 9
Class B total 2,857
Class C
Benzodiazepines 63
Temazepam 40
Anabolic steroids 12
Other class C 6
Class C total 114
Class unknown 2

Note:

As a seizure can involve more than one drug, figures for individual drugs cannot be added together to produce totals.

Source:

Table A1.3 of Statistics of drug seizures and offenders dealt with, United Kingdom, 1996—Area tables, published by Home Office Research and Statistics Directorate, April 1998.