§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons have been arrested and charged with drugs offences in Northern Ireland since 1 January; and what is his estimate of the street value of each type of illegal substance seized. [128614]
§ Mr. IngramThe table shows the number of persons arrested and charged with drugs offences during the period 1 January to 31 May 2000, together with the type of drugs seized and the estimated street value.
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Street values of drugs seized (January to May 2000) Drug Form (£) Class A Cocaine Powder 5,600 Wraps — 'Crack' Cocaine Powder 4,900 Ecstasy Tablets 5,448,988 Powder 22,176 Capsules — LSD Tablets 1,280 Opiates (inc. Heroin) Powder 2,800 Tablets 240 Ampoules — Wraps — Class B Cannabis Resin 1,407,560 Herbal 24,489 Plants 35,400 Joints 126 Oil —
Street values of drugs seized (January to May 2000) Drug Form £ Amphetamines Powder 9,530 Tablets 555 Wraps 70 Total value of drugs seized (January to May 2000) 6,963,714 Note:
April to May 2000 figures are provisional and may be subject to change
Arrested 539
Charged 228
Security situation statistics: armed robberies, 1 January 2000–28 June 2000 January February March Sub-division Number Amount stolen Number Amount stolen Number Amount stolen Musgrave Street 2 103,000 3 283 2 121 Mountpottinger 6 1,700 2 203 2 480 Donegall Pass 2 1,945 3 100 1 — Dunmurry 4 6,641 — — — — Grosvenor Road — — 2 470 2 30,000 Lisburn 1 2,000 1 — — — Woodbourne 1 4,000 1 1 3 242 North Queen Street 1 4,000 1 200 1 61 Antrim Road 1 — — — 1 6,000 Antrim 2 250 1 — — — Newtownabbey 2 13,700 1 150 7 4,042 Carrickfergus — — — — 1 — Tennent Street — — — — — — Bangor — — 2 425 2 51 Strandtown 6 2,834 2 3,500 2 210 Castlereagh 5 4,792 1 5,000 2 2 Newtownards — — — — 1 1,706 Downpatrick 3 1,000 — — 1 800 Newcastle — — 1 2,098 — — Armagh 3 5,401 1 — 4 7,651 Newry 2 1,300 — — 2 100 Portadown — — — — — — Lurgan 2 5,000 1 2,600 2 80 Banbridge — — — — — — Cookstown 1 25,460 1 — — — Dungannon — — 1 250 — — Enniskillen 1 100,000 — — — — Lisnaskea — — — — — — Omagh — — 1 4,500 — — Strand Road 2 270 — — 1 1 Strabane — — — — 2 1,062 Waterside — — 1 260 — — Coleraine — — — — 1 305 Limavady — — — — — — Magherafelt 2 1,570 — — — — Ballymena 2 6,000 — — — — Ballymoney — — 1 — — — Larne — — 1 1 — — Total 51 290,863 29 20,041 40 52,914
April May June (to 28) Sub-division Number Amount stolen Number Amount stolen Number Amount stolen Musgrave Street 2 820 2 81,930 1 2,200 Mountpottinger — — — — 1 300 Donegall Pass 2 9 3 38,895 — — Dunmurry — — 2 1 2 5,001 Grosvenor Road 1 600 1 1 — — Lisburn — — 1 434 2 34,313 Woodbourne 3 20,330 1 200 3 20,357