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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Ms Mowlam: 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 -- 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 -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

2790; 285 c349-50W;285 c350-1W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Cannabis Drugs Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ecstasy Heroin Cocaine Drug seizures Amphetamines LSD

Contains statistics

Yes