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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what quantity of illegal drugs has been seized during 2004 in Northern Ireland, broken down by police region; and what the approximate street value was. [198636] Mr. Pearson: The amounts and estimated street values of illicit drugs seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland from 1 January 2004 to 31 October 2004 in urban and rural region are detailed in the following table. Amounts and estimated street values of illicit drugs seized by PSNI--1 January to 31 October 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Drugs seized Region Value (£) Total street value (£) Urban Rural Cocaine Powder (gms) 16,211.83 472.65 80/gm 1,334,758.40 Wraps 0 0 40/wrap 0 Crack cocaine (gms) 5.00 0 150/gm 750.00 Ecstasy Tablets 113,795 18,202 5/tablet 659,985.00 Powder (gms) 55.1 1.00 37.50/gm 2,103.75 Capsules 0 0 12.50/capsule 0 LSD Doses 28 0 5/dose 140.00 Microdots 6 0 4/microdot 24.00 Opiates Powder (gms) 0.01 3.63 100/gm 364.00 Tablets 7 17 12/gm 288.00 Ampoules 20 0 45/ampoule 900.00 M1s 0.01 251.11 45/ml 11,300.40 Wraps 0 1 40/wrap 40.00 Amphetamine Powder (gms) 22,742.03 14,296.67 10/gm 370,387.00 Tablets 0 32 5/tablet 160.00 Wraps 4 0 10/wrap 40.00 Cannabis Resin (gms) 676,404.22 435,985.54 5/gm 5,561,948.50 Herbal (gms) 3,544.42 1,428.62 10/gm 49,730.40 Plants 517 427 600/plant 566,400.00 Joints 48 117 2.50/joint 412.50 8,559,731.95 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

198636; 426 c1758W;426 c1762W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Drugs Northern Ireland Location Rural areas Urban areas Seized articles

Link

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