HC Deb 11 May 2001 vol 368 cc429-30W
Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases involving the import of drugs were (a) successfully prosecuted, (b) summarily dismissed by the court and (c) unsuccessfully prosecuted in the last year. [160372]

Dawn Primarolo

Most recent available information is for the financial year 1999–2000. Customs successfully prosecuted 884 drugs cases. 29 cases were dismissed prior to a jury decision and 69 cases resulted in no conviction.