§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to introduce alternatives to prosecutions for drugs mules from Jamaica. [132416]
§ John HealeyI have been asked to reply.
None. All those detected attempting to smuggle drugs into the UK should expect to face prosecution in the UK. However, HM Customs and Excise has seen a 75 per cent. reduction in the number of cocaine couriers from Jamaica arrested in the UK since they began to provide support to the Jamaican authorities in June 2002 to intercept couriers prior to boarding planes in Jamaica.